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    Assessment of Utilization of Youth Friendly Reproductive Health Services Among College Youth in Asela Town,Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia.
    (Addis Ababa University, 2014-04) Bedho Tolessa Kebede; Aga Fekadu(BSc, MSc)
    Background The reproductive and sexual health of the youth remains a relatively new and sensitive area mainly due to restrictive norms and policies guiding the services and also the access and utilization of YFRHS among the college youth are dependent on many factors which include demographic, economic, college, socio-cultural and health system factors. This study was conducted to assess the utilization of youth friendly reproductive health services (YFRHS)among college youth in Asella town. Methods The study used quantitative approaches to collect data. The study was utilize survey research adapting descriptive cross sectional design and a questionnaire to interview 423 college youth in Asella town. Quantitative data was analyzed using Epi Info & Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Descriptive statistics and chi-square tests were performed to determine significant associations. The study was performed for a total of six months starting from December 2014 up to May 2014. Result The study establish that sex, age, level of education, and youth’s awareness about existence of reproductive health facility and services. Age, sex, knowledge had no significant influence on utilization of almost all YFRHS such as family planning, voluntary counseling and treatment of STI. As indicated by the test result of family planning (χ2= 17.915, p = 0.593), VCT (χ2= 17.84,P = 0.598) and treatment for STIs (χ2= 24.336, p = 0.228) they had no significant association toutilization of the service. Again age was not also significant association with knowledge of YFRHS and their utilization χ2= 38.968, P = 0.472. On sex and utilization, significance was not seen in sex and utilization of family planning because (χ2= 4.53, P=0.104). Conclusion and Recommendation The recommendations arising from this study are: this study recommends active sensitization of the youth in college through different activities that creates an opportunity where such information can be shared to scale up their knowledge on the YFRHS and the facilities that are available, this will in turn increase utilization of the services.