Young people, HIV and sexual and reproductive health services

Abstract Background Sexual and Reproductive health Services (SRHS) are essential for the prevention and control of SRH problems among young people and the achievement of sustainable development goal 3. These services may be available but certain factors interfere with their access and utilization by the young people. This study sought to determine factors that predict the utilization of SRHS among young people in Enugu State, Nigeria. Methods The study adopted mixed-method research employing a cross-sectional research design. The population of the study comprised young people between the ages of 12 and 22 years. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 1,447 young people used for the study. A questionnaire, in-depth interview, and focus group discussion were used for data collection. Percentages, Chi-square, and logistic regression were used to analyse quantitative data, while qualitative data were thematically analysed using NVivo software.ResultsSocio-demographic factors of gender, age, education, income, and living status (p = < .05) were significant predictors of utilization of SRHS. Psycho-cultural and health system factors (p = < .05) were also significant predictors of utilization of SRHS.Conclusion The study concluded that some socio-demographic factors (of gender, age, level of education, income, and living status), psycho-cultural, and health system factors can be used to predict young people’s utilization of SRHS. These predictors could be addressed through home sex education, regular training of health care providers on youth-friendly services delivery, and policy reforms.

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Predictors of young people’s use of sexual and reproductive health services in Nigeria: a mixed-method approach

10.21203/rs.3.rs-30823/v5 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Amelia Ngozi Odo ◽

Justina Ifeoma OFUEBE ◽

Anthony Ifeanyi ANIKE ◽

Efiong S Samuel

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Reproductive Health ◽

Health Services ◽

Health System ◽

Mixed Method ◽

Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽

Demographic Factors ◽

Reproductive Health Services ◽

System Factors ◽

Socio Demographic Factors

Abstract Background: Sexual and Reproductive health Services (SRHS) are essential for prevention and control of SRH problems among young people and the achievement of sustainable development goal 3. These services may be available but certain factors interfere with their access and utilization by the young people. This study sought to determine factors that predict the utilization of SRHS among young people in Enugu State, Nigeria. Methods: The study adopted mixed method research employing cross-sectional research design. The population of the study comprised young people within the ages of 12 and 22 years. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 1,447 young people used for the study. Questionnaire, in-depth interview, and focus group discussion were used for data collection. Percentages, Chi-square, and logistic regression were used to analyse quantitative data, while qualitative data were thematically analysed using NVivo software. Results: Socio-demographic factors of gender, age, education, income and living status ( p = < .05) were significant predictors of utilization of SRHS. Psycho-cultural and health system factors ( p = < .05) were also significant predictors of utilization of SRHS. Conclusion: The study concluded that some socio-demographic factors (of gender, age, level of education, income and living status), psycho-cultural and health system factors can be used to predict young people’s utilization of SRHS. These predictors could be addressed through home sex education, regular training of health care providers on youth-friendly services delivery and policy reforms

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“A one-size-fits-all model is not good”?: ambivalent perceptions and experiences of African immigrant parents towards Swedish sexual and reproductive health services for young people

BMC Research Notes ◽

10.1186/s13104-020-05289-7 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Cartrine Nancy Anyango ◽

Faustine Kyungu Nkulu Kalengayi ◽

Isabel Goicolea ◽

Ida Linander

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Reproductive Health ◽

Health Services ◽

Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽

Immigrant Parents ◽

Reproductive Health Services ◽

Cultural Backgrounds ◽

Services Research ◽

Youth Clinics ◽

Youth Clinic

Abstract Objective Parents have a key role regarding young people’s access to sexual and reproductive health services, thus their perceptions go a long way towards promoting or discouraging young people from using such services. Research has revealed that immigrant young people in Sweden access these essential services to a lesser extent than their native peers, and that they perceive their parents as unsupportive of such visits. This pilot study’s objective was to explore immigrant parents’ perceptions and experiences of the sexual and reproductive health services provided by Swedish youth clinics. Results Two categories were developed from the data analysis: (i) Youth clinics are well-known (to some) and appreciated (to a certain extent), and (ii) Parents feel left out from youth clinics and that the clinics have taken over parental responsibility. This study presents an ambivalent scenario connected to immigrant parents’ experiences and perceptions of having neither a space nor a voice within the existing youth clinic model. Parents expressed the desire for the youth clinics to recognise their cultural backgrounds, norms, and beliefs while providing sexual and reproductive health services to their children.

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