Assessment of Factors Affecting Reproductive Health Services Utilization Among Students in Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
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2015-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Background: An integrative and comprehensive approach is required to scale up youth
utilization of sexual and reproductive health service especially facility based. This requires
baseline survey of youth users of RHS and the quality service offered.
Objective: The objective of the study was to assess factors affecting reproductive health services
utilization among Bahir Dar university students.
Method: Institutional based cross sectional study was conducted among 848 Bahir Dar University
students from March to May 2015, using a multi stage sampling technique. Self administered
questionnaire was used to collect the data. The collected data was entered and analyzed using SPSS
version 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. Students
whose religion prohibits them to utilize FP were 47% less users of FP than those who are not
prohibited at AOR: 0.53, 95%CI (0.3, 0.91). Students who had multiple sexual partners in the
last three months were 3.84 times more VCT service users than student with single partner
AOR: 3.84, 95% CI(2.04,7.23). Students who had multiple sexual partners were 3.59 times more
Abortion 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 facility
from dormitory and service providing professionals attitude are some of the factors which are found
to affect RH service utilization among the university students.
Key words: University students, Reproductive health, service utilization, sexual activity, youth
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University students, Reproductive health, Service utilization, Sexual activity, Sexual activity, youth