Parents' Guidance Role regarding Risk Behavior among their Adolescent

Abstract

Adolescence is a period of life from childhood to adulthood characterized by marked changes and requires special needs throughout development, and need special care from both parents and community. Risk Taking Health Behavior (RTHB) is defined as engaging in risky behavior such (smoking, violence, sexual risk) . Parents are supposed to guide their adolescents into adulthood. They are to teach them how to survive in the world The Aim of this study is to assess parent guiding role regarding risk taking health behavior among their adolescents. Subject and Methods: Schools and parent homes were the settings of the study selected from both slums and regular areas. A multi-stage random sampling technique for schools was used. The sample size was 345 students selected from both sexes from preparatory and secondary governmental schools, their age ranged between 12-18 years and a sample of 56 parents of those children from both areas were chosen to achieve the study aim. Design: Descriptive research was utilized in this study Tools: The following tools were used for data collection: 1) Structural interviewing questionnaire format for adolescents and for parents. 2) Consultation interviewing report, reported by researcher. Results: Findings revealed that, risky sexual behavior was present in female (56.8%) more than male, (54.7%) of male with risky educational level while (45.3%) of female having risky educational level, for smoking, (46.0%) of male and (54.0%) of female having risky behavior smoking, and (35.6%) of male and (64.4%) of female having risky nutritional behavior. (91.8%) of parent don't have knowledge about risks in slums areas and (100.0%) in regular areas, while (36.0%) don't have knowledge about teens in slums areas (0.0%) in regular. (77.1%) of parent with incorrect role to avoid risks, while (50.0%) in regular with incorrect, Guiding role (28.0%) in slums areas with incorrect, and (16.7%) in regular with incorrect. Conclusion: The study concluded that the sexual risky behaviors were most present among adolescents followed by nutritional risky behaviors; most of parents have unsatisfactory knowledge about adolescence and risk behaviors, and incorrect guiding role. Recommendation: The study recommended that, extra community efforts should be made concerning parents knowledge and effective parenting role related to the adolescence stage of their children, a qualified school health nurse should be available for continuous supervision and monitoring and early detection of adolescent needs gratification, health and behavioral problems ________________________________________ Key word: Adolescence Health, Parent Guiding Role, Parent' knowledge, Risk Taking Health Behavior, Nursing Role