Ansari (Professor)Mekonnen, Zeleke2018-07-112023-11-182018-07-112023-11-182006-06http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/7841Sexually active adolescent females exposing to HIV/AIDS and STDs are high. A supportive father-daughter relationship is an additional buffer from these risks. Fathers who involved in daughters ' lives play an important role in influencing their sexuality. Thus, examining interaction factors would enhance our understanding of adolescent females and their sexllality. A sample of 428 female students from seven colleges of Addis Ababa, who completed structured questionnaire, was incorporated in the study. Qualitative information was also obtained from two focus group discussions. Overall, about 34% of female students reported ever having had sexual intercourse. Of sexually active female students, 57% reported having first had sexual intercourse without using condom. The higher sexually active female students scored on a scale of perceived pa!.!rnal relationships, the more likely they were to report ever having had sexual intercourse with condom, condom use at last sexual intercourse and consistent condom use in the past six months (Odds ratios, 4.2, 5.1, and 6.3, respectively). Among sexually active female students, higher perceive father potential to discuss about sexuality and/or HIVIAIDS was positively related to condom use at last sexual intercourse and consistent condom use in the past six months (1.5, 1.3, respectively). Age of female adolescents and father educational status were positively associated with Sexual risktaking behaviors among sexually active female students. Paternal relationship may be a protective factor related to sexual risk-taking among sexually active female students. Including activities that acknowledge the influence of paternal relationships and facilitate positive father-daughter relationships may increase the efficacy of programs for reducing sexual risk-taking among college female studentsenEducationThesis