title: [Characteristics of parent-adolescent communication about sexuality and HIV in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso].
abstract: Adolescent females are a key target audience in the fight against sexually transmitted infections and HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. One issue is that families in Africa play a very limited role in sex education. The objective of this study was to examine parent-child communication from a qualitative perspective by exploring the characteristics and quality of parent-child communication. A cross-sectional study was conducted between April and September 2009 in Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso). The study included 40 parent-child pairs (50% of in-school children and 50% of out-of-school children). Individual interviews and focus groups were conducted. The data were analyzed using Stata version 9.1 (quantitative data) and QSR Nvivo 2.0 (qualitative data). The study found that 74% (14/19) of out-of-school children communicated with their parents, compared to just 45% of in-school children (p = 0.07). Mother-child communication was found to be the most common type of parent-child communication, with 59% (13/22) of families who communicated about sexuality and HIV preferring mother-child communication. Further research is needed to identify the factors determining better communication among out-of-school children.
authors.affiliation: Service de Sante, Centre Muraz, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
authors.forename: Hervé
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hien
authors.forename: Der Adolphe
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Somé
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Meda
authors.forename: Télesphore
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Somé
authors.forename: Ramata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Diallo
authors.forename: Dezemon
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zingué
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Diallo
authors.forename: Blami
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dao
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Diagbouga
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bosco Ouédraogo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002050:Burkina Faso; D003142:Communication; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D019529:Sexuality