Table 6.
Factors influencing Utilization of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services.
Respondents' characteristics | Ever used any SRHS |
X2(p value) | AOR(95%CI) | p value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No(%) | Yes(%) | ||||
Age | |||||
15–19 | 48(42.9) | 64(57.1) | 2.962(0.085) | ||
20–24 | 92(33.6) | 182(66.4) | |||
Ethnicity | 0.005* | ||||
Hausa | 28(45.9) | 33(54.1) | 11.049(0.011)* | 0.667(0.186–2.388) | 0.534 |
Igbo | 26(24.1) | 82(75.9) | 2.73(1.339–5.568) | 0.006* | |
Yoruba | 80(39.0) | 125(61.0) | 1.125(0.603–2.098) | 0.712 | |
Others | 6(50.0) | 6(50.0) | 1 | ||
Religion | |||||
Christianity | 81(34.3) | 155(65.7) | 4.296(0.117) | ||
Islam | 58(41.1) | 83(58.9) | |||
Traditional | 1(11.1) | 8(88.9) | |||
Educational level | 0.134 | ||||
Below Secondary | 38(41.3) | 54(58.7) | 6.779(0.034)* | 1 | |
Secondary | 95(37.3) | 160(62.7) | 2.113(0.784–5.695) | 0.139 | |
Post-Secondary | 7(17.9) | 32(82.1) | 0.865(0.496–1.510) | 0.611 | |
Access to the internet | |||||
No | 41(48.8) | 43(51.2) | 7.304(0.007)* | 1 | |
Yes | 99(32.8) | 203(67.2) | 1.769(1.017–3.076) | 0.043* | |
Source of healthcare | |||||
No | 83(40.1) | 124(59.9) | 2.829(0.093) | ||
Yes | 57(31.8) | 122(68.2) | |||
Discuss sex matter with friends | |||||
No | 36(43.4) | 47(56.6) | 2.309(0.129) | ||
Yes | 104(34.3) | 199(65.7) | |||
Ever had sexual intercourse | |||||
No | 87(43.1) | 115(56.9) | 8.477(0.004)* | 1 | |
Yes | 53(28.8) | 131(71.2) | 1.955(1.251–3.054) | 0.003* | |
SRH Knowledge | |||||
Poor Knowledge | 41(39.4) | 63(60.6) | 0.613(0.434) | ||
Good Knowledge | 99(35.1) | 183(64.9) | |||
Constant | 0.637 | 0.173 | |||
*statistically significant at p < 0.05; X2 = Chi-square; SRHS=Sexual and reproductive health services |