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    Assessment of Factors Affecting Reproductive Health Services Utilization Among Students in Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2015-06) Workneh Heaven; Aga Fekadu
    Background: An integrative and comprehensive approach is required to scale up youthutilization of sexual and reproductive health service especially facility based. This requiresbaseline survey of youth users of RHS and the quality service offered. Objective: The objective of the study was to assess factors affecting reproductive health servicesutilization among Bahir Dar university students. Method: Institutional based cross sectional study was conducted among 848 Bahir Dar Universitystudents from March to May 2015, using a multi stage sampling technique. Self administeredquestionnaire was used to collect the data. The collected data was entered and analyzed using SPSSversion 20. Result: Of the total participants the utilization of reproductive health services was 33.7% FP,66.6% VCT, 58.1% STI treatment and 71.2% abortion among the pregnant females. Studentswhose religion prohibits them to utilize FP were 47% less users of FP than those who are notprohibited at AOR: 0.53, 95%CI (0.3, 0.91). Students who had multiple sexual partners in thelast three months were 3.84 times more VCT service users than student with single partnerAOR: 3.84, 95% CI(2.04,7.23). Students who had multiple sexual partners were 3.59 times moreAbortion service users than student with single partner AOR: 3.59, 95% CI (1.5, 25.71). Conclusion: Age, cultural prohibition, religious prohibition, distance of service providing facilitfrom dormitory and service providing professionals attitude are some of the factors which are foundto affect RH service utilization among the university students. Key words: University students, Reproductive health, service utilization, sexual activity, youth