Reproductive Health Knowledge and Service Utilization among Migrant Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study around a Bus Station in Addis Ababa
| dc.contributor.advisor | Terefe Degefa (Professor) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Eyasu Hailu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-06-27T06:53:53Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-06-27T06:53:53Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Most migrant workers are of reproductive age, adolescent, and youth. However, their reproductive health needs have not been met adequately. The question of migrant workers whether they adequately understood reproductive health, access RH services enough, and what factors are contributing to their knowledge and access to reproductive health is not yet investigated in Addis Ababa. This study is aimed at assessing knowledge and utilization of reproductive health services among migrant workers. This study employed a cross-sectional-survey among migrant workers in Autobus Tera, Addis Ketema sub-city. A simple random sampling method with a sample size of 424 was employed. Data was collected using an online-based system. Data were analyzed through descriptive, bi-variate, and multi-variate analysis using SPSS version 26. Four hundred and one respondents were surveyed resulting in a 94.6% response rate. The study finds 67.6% of respondents as knowledgeable of reproductive health matters. It also finds 33.7% RH service utilization among migrant workers. Age (AOR = 2.05, 95%CI: 1.098, 3.082), Sex (AOR = 1.84, 95%CI: 1.098, 3.082), Relationship with the opposite sex (AOR = 2.84, 95%CI: 1.757, 4.581), and Discussion over reproductive health matters (AOR = 3.33, 95%CI: 2.045, 5.439) were found to be predictors of knowledge on reproductive health matters. Religion (AOR = 7.27 95%CI: 2.155, 24.513), Years in Addis Ababa (AOR = 2.6 95%CI: 1.354, 4.996), and Discussion over reproductive health matters (AOR = 14.14 95%CI: 7.819, 25.583) were found to be significant in predicting reproductive health service utilization among migrant workers. A moderate reproductive health knowledge and low reproductive health service utilization was observed among migrant workers. Targeted awareness-raising interventions can help reduce the information/knowledge gap and underutilization of reproductive health services migrant workers are experiencing. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/3228 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | |
| dc.subject | Reproductive health knowledge | |
| dc.subject | Reproductive health utilization | |
| dc.subject | migrant workers | |
| dc.subject | Addis ketema sub-city | |
| dc.title | Reproductive Health Knowledge and Service Utilization among Migrant Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study around a Bus Station in Addis Ababa | |
| dc.type | Thesis |