Table 4.
SRH service utilization and awareness related factors among disabled reproductive aged women, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021(N = 535)
| Variable | Category | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Have ever heard about at least one SRH service? | Yes | 424 | 79.3 |
| No | 111 | 20.7 | |
|
If “yes”, about what she heard? # Multiple answer was possible |
Family planning | 395 | 73.8 |
| HIV/AIDS and other STIs testing and treatment | 286 | 53.5 | |
| Cervical cancer screening | 43 | 8.0 | |
|
Maternal care (ANC, IP & PNC) |
245 | 45.8 | |
| Abortion and PAC | 31 | 5.8 | |
| The most common source of information | Mainstream media (TV or radio) | 99 | 18.5 |
| Health professionals | 270 | 50.5 | |
| Associations | 33 | 6.2 | |
| Training | 4 | 0.7 | |
| Other | 18 | 3.4 | |
| Discussed about SRH services within a family member | Yes | 145 | 27.1 |
| No | 390 | 72.9 | |
| Types of family planning used by the participants (n = 151) | Oral contraceptive pills | 14 | 2.6 |
| Injectable | 108 | 20.2 | |
| Implanon | 29 | 5.4 | |
| Preference of service provider’s sex for those who used the service (N = 178) | Male | 17 | 3.2 |
| Female | 108 | 20.2 | |
| Anybody | 53 | 9.9 |
Note: Other; neighbors, family members
Abbreviations: ANC, antenatal care; IP, intrapartum care; PAC, post-abortion care; PNC, postnatal care; and TV, television