Table 6 The results of multiple linear regression analysis for factors related to authoritative Sex Education Style (n = 306)

1.65

2.41

0.04

0.69

0.493

Yes

Stepfather

Ref

Gilak

Father's ethnicity

-0.12

0.16

-0.05

-0.72

0.471

Child’s age

0.25

0.22

0.28

1.15

0.253

Mother’s age

Ref

No

1.94

1.55

0.10

1.26

0.211

Talesh

-0.07

0.21

-0.09

-0.35

0.725

Father’s age

3.64

3.53

0.06

1.03

0.304

Yes

Stepmother

-0.88

1.34

-0.06

-0.66

0.512

Turkish

-0.30

0.22

-0.23

-1.34

1.82

Mother’s marriage age

Ref

No

0.84

1.26

0.04

0.66

0.508

Other

0.08

0.21

0.06

0.38

0.705

Father’s marriage age

-2.51

1.68

-0.08

-1.50

0.135

Yes

Child's exposure to sexual, physical and psychological abuse

Ref

Married

Marital status

Ref

Primary School

Mother’s educational status

Ref

No

-2.96

1.71

-0.10

-1.73

0.084

Divorce /death of father

3.74

1.60

0.22

2.34

0.020

Secondary School

-3.24

1.06

-0.17

-3.06

0.002

I don't know

Ref

10 > 

Duration of marriage (year)

3.79

1.56

0.31

2.44

0.016

High School

3.67

0.85

0.31

4.29

 < 0.001

Internet, books, television

Source of mother's information

-0.62

0.94

-0.05

-0.66

0.508

10_15

2.70

1.74

0.23

1.55

0.123

University

-2.66

1.34

-0.19

-1.98

0.049

15_20

Ref

Primary School

Father’s educational status

-4.13

1.89

-0.25

-2.19

0.030

20 < 

0.60

1.27

0.04

0.48

0.634

Secondary School

2.91

1.23

0.15

2.38

0.018

Friends

5.30

1.44

0.29

3.69

 < 0.001

Field of Study

Ref

1

Number of children

-0.14

1.34

-0.01

-0.10

0.918

High School

Ref

None

0.84

0.81

0.07

1.03

0.304

2

0.29

1.50

0.030

0.19

0.846

University

Ref

Bad

Financial status

-0.12

1.81

-0.01

-0.06

0.949

3 ≤ 

Ref

Housekeeper

Mother’s job

3.28

1.34

0.28

2.46

0.015

Medium

2.13

0.95

0.13

2.24

0.026

Yes

Mothers’ participation in sex education training

2.59

1.35

0.11

1.92

0.056

Self-employment

2.88

1.44

0.25

1.99

0.047

Good

Ref

No

1.46

1.25

0.08

1.17

0.241

Office Employed

Ref

Girl

Child gender

0.95

1.32

0.05

0.72

0.473

Medical field

-1.26

0.61

-0.11

-2.07

0.04

Boy

-0.41

1.78

-0.01

-0.23

0.816

Other

Ref

City

Living place

Ref

Self-employment

Father’s Job

-4.32

2.44

-0.10

-1.77

0.078

Village

-0.32

0.84

-0.03

-0.38

0.702

Office Employed

1.15

0.94

0.07

1.23

0.219

Worker

2.38

1.53

0.09

1.56

0.121

Yes

Mother's Supervision on the child's use of technology and mobile phones

0.22

1.59

0.01

0.14

0.890

Medical field

Ref

No

Ref

Gilak

Mother's ethnicity

Ref

First

Child 's birth rank

-2.91

1.50

-0.14

-1.94

0.053

Talesh

0.80

0.96

0.06

0.84

0.404

Second

-0.02

1.34

-0.01

-0.02

0.988

Turkish

-0.60

2.37

-0.02

-0.25

0.802

Third or fourth

0.53

1.40

0.02

0.37

0.709

Other