Table 4 Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis for factors associated with parent-young communication among participants in Agaro town, Ethiopia 2019

Age (years)

15–19

1

1

1

20–24

0.245

1.31 [0.83, 2.1]

0.911

1 [0.58, 1.81]

Mother educational level

Illiterate

1

1

1

1

Primary

0

4 [2.3, 7]

 ≤ 0.001

3.67 [1.93, 6.97]

Secondary

0.001

2.8 [1.49, 5.33]

0.017*

2.86 [1.2, 6.8]

Father educational status

Illiterate

1

1

1

1

Primary

≤ 0.001

4 [2.2, 7.4]

≤0.001*

5.8 [2.8, 12.3]

Secondary

0.001

2.8 [1.54, 5.25]

0.002*

3.2 [1.55, 6.59]

Occupation of family

Housewife

1

1

1

1

Farmer

0.985

1 [0.55, 1.84]

0.613

1.2 [0.58, 2.45]

Employed

0.391

1.36 [0.67, 2.78]

0.676

1.19 [0.52, 2.73]

Private worker

0.095

1.83 [0.9, 3.74]

0.108

2 [0.85, 4.77]

Other^a

0.300

1.93 [0.55, 6.76]

0.955

1 [0.25, 4.3]

Sex

Male

0.036

1.636 [1, 2.58]

0.100

2.45 [0.84, 6.89]

Female

1

1

1

1

Residence

Rural

1

1

1

1

Urban

0.024

1.75 [1, 2.86]

0.774

0.86 [0.32, 2.34]

Family size

< 5

≤ 0.001

3.3 [2, 5.34]

≤ 0.001*

6.4 [3.36, 12.37]

≥ 5

1

1

1

1

Has boy/girlfriend

Yes

0.034

1.79 [1, 3]

0.041*

1.99 [1, 3.8]

No

1

1

1

1

Had ever got SRH information

Yes

0.102

0.68 [0.43, 1]

0.260

0.73 [0.43, 1.26]

No

1

1

1

1