Parents' support and knowledge of their daughters' lives and females' early sexual initiation In nine European countries.
CONTEXT: Associations between early sexual initiation and parental support and knowledge have not been uniformly tested in multiple European population-based samples. Understanding such associations is important in efforts to discourage females' early sex.METHODS: Data were compiled for 7,466 f...
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ftnuigalway:oai:aran.library.nuigalway.ie/:10379/16698 2023-06-11T04:13:06+02:00 Parents' support and knowledge of their daughters' lives and females' early sexual initiation In nine European countries. Madkour, Aubrey Spriggs Farha, Tilda Farhat, Tilda Halpern, Carolyn Tucker Nic Gabhainn, Saoirse Godeau, Emmanuelle 2021-03-28T12:55:04Z application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10379/16698 https://doi.org/10.1363/4416712 en eng Wiley Perspectives On Sexual And Reproductive Health Madkour, Aubrey Spriggs, Farhat, Tilda, Halpern, Carolyn Tucker, Gabhainn, Saoirse nic, & Godeau, Emmanuelle. (2012). Parents' Support and Knowledge of Their Daughters' Lives, and Females' Early Sexual Initiation In Nine European Countries. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 44(3), 167-175. doi:https://doi.org/10.1363/4416712 1931-2393 http://hdl.handle.net/10379/16698 doi:10.1363/4416712 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Ireland https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/ BONDING INSTRUMENT FAMILY-STRUCTURE HEALTH BEHAVIOR 5 NATIONS ADOLESCENTS REINTERPRETATION SYMPTOMS SAMPLE DEBUT YOUTH Article 2021 ftnuigalway https://doi.org/10.1363/4416712 2023-05-28T18:06:41Z CONTEXT: Associations between early sexual initiation and parental support and knowledge have not been uniformly tested in multiple European population-based samples. Understanding such associations is important in efforts to discourage females' early sex.METHODS: Data were compiled for 7,466 females aged 14-16 who participated in the 2005-2006 Health Behaviors in School-Aged Children survey in nine countries (Austria, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Lithuania, Romania, Spain and Ukraine). Univariate, bivariate and multivariable analyses were run with standard error corrections and weights to assess how sexual initiation before age 16 was related to maternal and paternal support and knowledge of daily activities.RESULTS: Prevalence of early sexual initiation ranged from 7% (in Romania) to 35% (in Iceland). In bivariate analyses, maternal and paternal support were significantly negatively related to adolescent females' early sexual initiation in most countries. In models with demographic controls, parental support was negatively associated with early sexual initiation (odds ratio, 0.8 for maternal and 0.7 for paternal). After parental knowledge was added, early sexual initiation was no longer associated with parental support, but was negatively associated with maternal and paternal knowledge (0.7 for each). These patterns held across countries.CONCLUSIONS: Parental knowledge largely explained negative associations between parental support and early initiation, suggesting either that knowledge is more important than support or that knowledge mediates the association between support and early sex. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2012, 44(3):167-175, doi:10.1363/4416712 peer-reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland National University of Ireland (NUI), Galway: ARAN Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 44 3 167 175 |
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CONTEXT: Associations between early sexual initiation and parental support and knowledge have not been uniformly tested in multiple European population-based samples. Understanding such associations is important in efforts to discourage females' early sex.METHODS: Data were compiled for 7,466 females aged 14-16 who participated in the 2005-2006 Health Behaviors in School-Aged Children survey in nine countries (Austria, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Lithuania, Romania, Spain and Ukraine). Univariate, bivariate and multivariable analyses were run with standard error corrections and weights to assess how sexual initiation before age 16 was related to maternal and paternal support and knowledge of daily activities.RESULTS: Prevalence of early sexual initiation ranged from 7% (in Romania) to 35% (in Iceland). In bivariate analyses, maternal and paternal support were significantly negatively related to adolescent females' early sexual initiation in most countries. In models with demographic controls, parental support was negatively associated with early sexual initiation (odds ratio, 0.8 for maternal and 0.7 for paternal). After parental knowledge was added, early sexual initiation was no longer associated with parental support, but was negatively associated with maternal and paternal knowledge (0.7 for each). These patterns held across countries.CONCLUSIONS: Parental knowledge largely explained negative associations between parental support and early initiation, suggesting either that knowledge is more important than support or that knowledge mediates the association between support and early sex. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2012, 44(3):167-175, doi:10.1363/4416712 peer-reviewed |
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Parents' support and knowledge of their daughters' lives and females' early sexual initiation In nine European countries. |
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Parents' support and knowledge of their daughters' lives and females' early sexual initiation In nine European countries. |
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Parents' support and knowledge of their daughters' lives and females' early sexual initiation In nine European countries. |
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Parents' support and knowledge of their daughters' lives and females' early sexual initiation In nine European countries. |
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Parents' support and knowledge of their daughters' lives and females' early sexual initiation In nine European countries. |
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parents' support and knowledge of their daughters' lives and females' early sexual initiation in nine european countries. |
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