Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare-Seeking Behaviour and Service Utilisation in Plateau State, Nigeria
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Design and Setting
2.2. Study Participants and Recruitment
2.3. Measures
2.4. Data Analysis
2.5. Ethical Approval
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Limitations
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Socio-Demographic Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 222 | 51.9 |
Female | 206 | 48.1 |
Age in years | ||
18 | 224 | 52.3 |
19 | 204 | 47.7 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 25 | 5.8 |
Not married | 403 | 94.2 |
Religion | ||
Christianity | 357 | 83.4 |
Islam | 71 | 16.6 |
Schooling status | ||
In school | 252 | 58.9 |
Out of school | 176 | 41.1 |
Educational status | ||
None/primary | 50 | 11.7 |
Secondary Tertiary | 317 61 | 74.0 14.3 |
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Currently sexually active | ||
Yes | 163 | 38.1 |
No | 265 | 61.9 |
Aware of SRH issues | ||
Yes | 227 | 53 |
No | 201 | 47 |
Aware of STI | ||
Yes | 312 | 73 |
No | 116 | 27 |
Aware of HIV | ||
Yes | 363 | 85 |
No | 65 | 15 |
Use health facility for SRH issues | ||
Yes | 100 | 23.4 |
No | 328 | 76.6 |
Willingness to use health facility if there was ever a problem | ||
Yes | 188 | 43.9 |
No | 240 | 56.1 |
Reasons | Frequency (n = 428) | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Lack of privacy and confidentiality | 283 | 66.1 |
Cost of services and commodities | 167 | 39.0 |
Attitude of health care providers | 292 | 68.2 |
Seeking Care for SRH in Health Facility | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | OR | 95% CI | p | AOR | 95% CI | p | |
Gender | ||||||||
Male | 49(22.1) | 173(77.9) | 0.86 | 0.55–1.35 | 0.512 | 0.83 | 0.50–1.39 | 0.488 |
Female | 51(24.8) | 155(75.2) | ||||||
Age (yrs) | ||||||||
18 | 38(17.0) | 186(83.0) | 0.47 | 0.30–0.75 | 0.001 | 0.86 | 0.49–1.53 | 0.614 |
19 | 62(30.4) | 142(69.6) | ||||||
Marital status | ||||||||
Married | 10(40.0) | 15(60.0) | 2.32 | 1.01–5.34 | 0.048 | 1.88 | 0.74–4.77 | 0.182 |
Not married | 90(22.3) | 313(77.7) | ||||||
Religion | ||||||||
Christianity | 89(24.9) | 268(75.1) | 1.81 | 0.91–3.60 | 0.090 | 1.33 | 0.61–2.94 | 0.474 |
Islam | 11(15.5) | 60(84.5) | ||||||
Schooling status | ||||||||
In school | 48(19.0) | 204(81.0) | 0.56 | 0.36–0.88 | 0.012 | 0.92 | 0.52–1.64 | 0.781 |
Out of school | 52(29.5) | 124(70.5) | ||||||
Educational status | ||||||||
Non-formal | 17(41.5) | 24(58.5) | 1.18 | 0.88–158 | 0.279 | 1.33 | 0.95–1.87 | 0.099 |
Primary | 3(33.3) | 6(66.7) | ||||||
Secondary | 57(18.0) | 260(82.0) | ||||||
Tertiary | 23(37.7) | 38(62.3) | ||||||
Sexual activity | ||||||||
Yes | 68(41.7) | 95(58.3) | 0.19 | 0.12–0.31 | 0.001 | 0.05 | 0.01–0.49 | 0.011 * |
No | 32(12.1) | 233(87.9) | ||||||
Aware of SRH | ||||||||
Yes | 62(27.3) | 165(72.7) | 1.61 | 1.02–2.55 | 0.041 | 1.04 | 0.63–1.72 | 0.887 |
No | 38(18.9) | 163(81.1) | ||||||
Aware of STI | ||||||||
Yes | 87(27.9) | 225(72.1) | 3.06 | 1.64–5.74 | 0.001 | 2.10 | 0.98–4.48 | 0.056 |
No | 13(11.2) | 103(88.8) | ||||||
Aware of HIV | ||||||||
Yes | 95(26.2) | 268(73.8) | 4.25 | 1.66–10.91 | 0.003 | 2.36 | 0.78–7.16 | 0.130 |
No | 5(7.7) | 60(92.3) |
Willingness to Seek SRH Care in Health Facility | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | OR | 95% CI | p | AOR | 95% CI | p | |
Gender | ||||||||
Male | 96(43.2) | 126(56.8) | 0.94 | 0.64–1.38 | 0.768 | 0.95 | 0.64–1.42 | 0.814 |
Female | 92(44.7) | 114(55.3) | ||||||
Age (yrs) | ||||||||
18 | 102(45.5) | 122(54.5) | 1.15 | 0.78–1.68 | 0.482 | 1.17 | 0.74–1.84 | 0.506 |
19 | 86(42.2) | 118(57.8) | ||||||
Religion | ||||||||
Christianity | 162(45.4) | 195(54.6) | 1.44 | 0.85–2.43 | 0.176 | 1.32 | 0.75–2.32 | 0.337 |
Islam | 26(36.6) | 45(63.4) | ||||||
Schooling status | ||||||||
In school | 115(45.6) | 137(54.4) | 1.184 | 0.80–1.75 | 0.394 | 1.46 | 0.92–2.32 | 0.112 |
Out of school | 73(41.5) | 103(58.5) | ||||||
Educational status | ||||||||
Non-formal | 22(53.7) | 19(46.3) | 1.21 | 0.93–1.57 | 0.154 | 1.34 | 1.00–1.80 | 0.049 * |
Primary | 6(66.7) | 3(33.3) | ||||||
Secondary | 134(42.3) | 183(57.7) | ||||||
Tertiary | 26(42.6) | 35(57.4) | ||||||
Sexual activity | ||||||||
Yes | 80(49.1) | 83(50.9) | 0.71 | 0.48–1.06 | 0.452 | 0.69 | 0.39–1.24 | 0.218 |
No | 108(40.8) | 157(59.2) | ||||||
Aware of SRH | ||||||||
Yes | 104(45.8) | 123(54.2) | 1.18 | 0.80–1.73 | 0.403 | 0.88 | 0.57–1.37 | 0.581 |
No | 84(41.8) | 117(58.2) | ||||||
Aware of STI | ||||||||
Yes | 145(46.5) | 167(53.5) | 1.47 | 0.95–2.28 | 0.082 | 0.92 | 0.52–1.63 | 0.768 |
No | 43(37.1) | 73(62.9) | ||||||
Aware of HIV | ||||||||
Yes | 172(47.4) | 191(52.6) | 2.76 | 1.51–5.03 | 0.001 | 3.17 | 1.50–6.70 | 0.002 * |
No | 16(24.6) | 49(75.4) |
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Envuladu, E.A.; Massar, K.; de Wit, J. Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare-Seeking Behaviour and Service Utilisation in Plateau State, Nigeria. Healthcare 2022, 10, 301. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10020301
Envuladu EA, Massar K, de Wit J. Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare-Seeking Behaviour and Service Utilisation in Plateau State, Nigeria. Healthcare. 2022; 10(2):301. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10020301
Chicago/Turabian StyleEnvuladu, Esther Awazzi, Karlijn Massar, and John de Wit. 2022. "Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare-Seeking Behaviour and Service Utilisation in Plateau State, Nigeria" Healthcare 10, no. 2: 301. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10020301
APA StyleEnvuladu, E. A., Massar, K., & de Wit, J. (2022). Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare-Seeking Behaviour and Service Utilisation in Plateau State, Nigeria. Healthcare, 10(2), 301. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10020301