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September 10, 2025African Journal of Reproductive Health

Challenges of parent-adolescent communication on sexual and reproductive health and rights issues in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A quantitative study

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AMAraia Berhane MesfinRMRakgadi Grace Malapela

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Overview

Quantitative study reveals communication challenges in sexual and reproductive health rights for adolescents, indicating the need for effective interventions.

Key Points

  • Only 5.7% of discussions on sexual and reproductive health issues occurred between adolescents and parents, underscoring a significant communication gap.
  • Adolescents cited feeling ashamed, embarrassed, and cultural unacceptability as major barriers to discussing sexual and reproductive health with parents.
  • The study utilized a cross-sectional design to survey in-school adolescents and their parents using a structured questionnaire.
  • Improving parent-adolescent communication on sexual health is critical to addressing risky behaviors and enhancing reproductive health outcomes.

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Mesfin et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1dda254b1d3bfb60fc6cahttps://doi.org/10.29063/ajrh2025/v29i8.9
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