Background: youth is a period of change and adjustment. It is a period of life in which an individual display significant physiological, psychological and social changes that expose them at high risk of reproductive health problems. Consequently, many youth are less informed, less experienced and less comfortable in utilizing reproductive health services. Objective: this study assessed reproductive health service utilization and associated factors among youths in Addis Ababa, Yeka Sub city (Woreda one), Ethiopia. Methods: a community based cross-sectional study was conducted from September 13, 2020 to October 25, 2020. Three hundred seventy eight youths were selected by systematic random sampling technique and interviewed using structured self-administered questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS windows version 24.0. Multiple logistic regression was run to identify variables that predict RHS utilization. P-values <0.05 were taken as a decision line to consider a variable is statistically significant or not. Results: Three hundred thirty nine (89.4%) respondents were properly filled and returned the questionnaire. One hundred sixty two (47.8%) of them were female and 177 (52.2%) of them were male participants. Two hundred fifty two (74.3%) of the respondents had heard about reproductive health services and 87.3% had knowledge about sexually transmitted infection and 42.8% of the respondents utilized RHS. Age (AOR=0.342, 95% CI: 0.124-1.942), marital status (AOR=3.420, 95% CI: 1.088-11.065), living arrangement (AOR=0.142, 95% CI: 0.032-0630), father education (AOR=6.613, 95% CI: 2.363-18.505), mothers education (AOR=0.334 95% CI: 0.133-1.936) and self-determination (AOR=0.294 95% CI: 0.149-0.581) were predictors of youth reproductive health service utilization. Conclusion: irrespective of the youth knowledge/information about reproductive health service (sexually transmitted diseases and family planning), youths reproductive health service utilization is low. Therefore, life skill training for youth, parental scaffolding and communication with youth, and training and updating care providers in the youth center, capacitating the youth center in terms of resources helps to enhance youth reproductive health service utilization.
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Eyob Ayenew. (2021). Youth’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Service Utilization and Associated Factors in Addis Ababa: Community Based Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Family Medicine and Health Care, 7(2), 39-46. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jfmhc.20210702.13
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abstract = {Background: youth is a period of change and adjustment. It is a period of life in which an individual display significant physiological, psychological and social changes that expose them at high risk of reproductive health problems. Consequently, many youth are less informed, less experienced and less comfortable in utilizing reproductive health services. Objective: this study assessed reproductive health service utilization and associated factors among youths in Addis Ababa, Yeka Sub city (Woreda one), Ethiopia. Methods: a community based cross-sectional study was conducted from September 13, 2020 to October 25, 2020. Three hundred seventy eight youths were selected by systematic random sampling technique and interviewed using structured self-administered questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS windows version 24.0. Multiple logistic regression was run to identify variables that predict RHS utilization. P-values <0.05 were taken as a decision line to consider a variable is statistically significant or not. Results: Three hundred thirty nine (89.4%) respondents were properly filled and returned the questionnaire. One hundred sixty two (47.8%) of them were female and 177 (52.2%) of them were male participants. Two hundred fifty two (74.3%) of the respondents had heard about reproductive health services and 87.3% had knowledge about sexually transmitted infection and 42.8% of the respondents utilized RHS. Age (AOR=0.342, 95% CI: 0.124-1.942), marital status (AOR=3.420, 95% CI: 1.088-11.065), living arrangement (AOR=0.142, 95% CI: 0.032-0630), father education (AOR=6.613, 95% CI: 2.363-18.505), mothers education (AOR=0.334 95% CI: 0.133-1.936) and self-determination (AOR=0.294 95% CI: 0.149-0.581) were predictors of youth reproductive health service utilization. Conclusion: irrespective of the youth knowledge/information about reproductive health service (sexually transmitted diseases and family planning), youths reproductive health service utilization is low. Therefore, life skill training for youth, parental scaffolding and communication with youth, and training and updating care providers in the youth center, capacitating the youth center in terms of resources helps to enhance youth reproductive health service utilization.},
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TY - JOUR T1 - Youth’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Service Utilization and Associated Factors in Addis Ababa: Community Based Cross-sectional Study AU - Eyob Ayenew Y1 - 2021/06/26 PY - 2021 N1 - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jfmhc.20210702.13 DO - 10.11648/j.jfmhc.20210702.13 T2 - Journal of Family Medicine and Health Care JF - Journal of Family Medicine and Health Care JO - Journal of Family Medicine and Health Care SP - 39 EP - 46 PB - Science Publishing Group SN - 2469-8342 UR - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jfmhc.20210702.13 AB - Background: youth is a period of change and adjustment. It is a period of life in which an individual display significant physiological, psychological and social changes that expose them at high risk of reproductive health problems. Consequently, many youth are less informed, less experienced and less comfortable in utilizing reproductive health services. Objective: this study assessed reproductive health service utilization and associated factors among youths in Addis Ababa, Yeka Sub city (Woreda one), Ethiopia. Methods: a community based cross-sectional study was conducted from September 13, 2020 to October 25, 2020. Three hundred seventy eight youths were selected by systematic random sampling technique and interviewed using structured self-administered questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS windows version 24.0. Multiple logistic regression was run to identify variables that predict RHS utilization. P-values <0.05 were taken as a decision line to consider a variable is statistically significant or not. Results: Three hundred thirty nine (89.4%) respondents were properly filled and returned the questionnaire. One hundred sixty two (47.8%) of them were female and 177 (52.2%) of them were male participants. Two hundred fifty two (74.3%) of the respondents had heard about reproductive health services and 87.3% had knowledge about sexually transmitted infection and 42.8% of the respondents utilized RHS. Age (AOR=0.342, 95% CI: 0.124-1.942), marital status (AOR=3.420, 95% CI: 1.088-11.065), living arrangement (AOR=0.142, 95% CI: 0.032-0630), father education (AOR=6.613, 95% CI: 2.363-18.505), mothers education (AOR=0.334 95% CI: 0.133-1.936) and self-determination (AOR=0.294 95% CI: 0.149-0.581) were predictors of youth reproductive health service utilization. Conclusion: irrespective of the youth knowledge/information about reproductive health service (sexually transmitted diseases and family planning), youths reproductive health service utilization is low. Therefore, life skill training for youth, parental scaffolding and communication with youth, and training and updating care providers in the youth center, capacitating the youth center in terms of resources helps to enhance youth reproductive health service utilization. VL - 7 IS - 2 ER -
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