Assessment Of Utilization Of Youth Friendly Reproductive Health Services Among College Youth In Asela Townoromia Regional State Ethiopia.

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BackgroundrnThe reproductive and sexual health of the youth remains a relatively new and sensitive arearnmainly due to restrictive norms and policies guiding the services and also the access andrnutilization of YFRHS among the college youth are dependent on many factors which includerndemographic, economic, college, socio-cultural and health system factors. This study wasrnconducted to assess the utilization of youth friendly reproductive health services (YFRHS)among college youth in Asella town.rnMethodsrnThe study used quantitative approaches to collect data. The study was utilize survey researchrnadapting descriptive cross sectional design and a questionnaire to interview 423 college youth inrnAsella town. Quantitative data was analyzed using Epi Info & Statistical Package for SocialrnSciences (SPSS). Descriptive statistics and chi-square tests were performed to determinernsignificant associations.rnThe study was performed for a total of six months starting from December 2014 up to May 2014.rnResultrnThe study establish that sex, age, level of education, and youth’s awareness about existence ofrnreproductive health facility and services. Age, sex, knowledge had no significant influence onrnutilization of almost all YFRHS such as family planning, voluntary counseling and treatment ofrnSTI. As indicated by the test result of family planning (χ2= 17.915, p = 0.593), VCT (χ2= 17.84,rnP = 0.598) and treatment for STIs (χ2= 24.336, p = 0.228) they had no significant association tornutilization of the service. Again age was not also significant association with knowledge ofrnYFRHS and their utilization χ2= 38.968, P = 0.472. On sex and utilization, significance was notrnseen in sex and utilization of family planning because (χ2= 4.53, P=0.104).rnConclusion and RecommendationrnThe recommendations arising from this study are: this study recommends active sensitization ofrnthe youth in college through different activities that creates an opportunity where suchrninformation can be shared to scale up their knowledge on the YFRHS and the facilities that arernavailable, this will in turn increase utilization of the services.

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Assessment Of Utilization Of Youth Friendly Reproductive Health Services Among College Youth In Asela Townoromia Regional State Ethiopia.

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