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Title: | Sexual and reproductive health service utilization among adolescent girls in Kenya: A cross-sectional analysis |
Authors: | Embleton, Lonnie Braitstein, Paula Di RuggieroI, Erica Oduor, Clement Wado, Yohannes Dibaba |
Keywords: | Adolescents |
Issue Date: | Feb-2023 |
Publisher: | PLOS ONE |
Abstract: | We examined the association between adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health (SRH) service utilization in the past 12 months and structural, health facility, community, interpersonal, and individual level factors in Kenya. This cross-sectional analysis used baseline data collected in Homa Bay and Narok counties as part of the In Their Hands intervention evaluation from September to October 2018. In total,1840adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 years were recruited to complete a baseline survey. We used unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression to model factors associated with SRH utilization across the socioecological framework levels. Overall,36%of participants reported visiting a health facility for SRH services in the past 12 months. At the structural level being out-of-school (AOR:2.12 95% CI:1.60–2.82) and not needing to get permission to go (AOR:1.3795%CI:1.04–1.82) were associated with SRH service utilization. At the interpersonal level, participants who reported being able to ask adults for help when they needed it were more likely to report using SRH services in the past 12 months (AOR:1.98, 95% CI:1.09–3.78)。 At the individual level, having knowledge about where to obtain family planning (AOR = 2.48 95% CI:1.74–3.57) and receiving information on SRH services in the past year (AOR:1.4495% CI:1.15–1.80) were associated with SRH service utilization. Our findings demonstrate the need for interventions, policies, and practices to be implemented across structural, health facility, community, interpersonal, and individual levels to comprehensively support adolescent girls to access and use SRH services. |
URI: | http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/7305 |
Appears in Collections: | School of Medicine |
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