Predictors and Influence of Parent-Adolescent Communication on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Urban and Rural Secondary Schools of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Cross-sectional analysis shows increased communication improves sexual and reproductive health in adolescents, indicating major disparities between urban and rural settings.
Key Points
Increased parent-adolescent communication is linked to better sexual and reproductive health outcomes among adolescents.
Educational level, access to sexual health information, and cultural norms are key predictors of effective communication.
Urban adolescents showed more benefits from communication due to higher parental openness and access to sex education.
Rural adolescents experienced greater barriers like cultural constraints and fear, which limited the effectiveness of communication.