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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