Sexual and reproductive health information needs; an inquiry from the lens of in-school adolescents in Ebonyi State, Southeast Nigeria

Bibliographic Data

ID15366278
AuthorsOzioma Agu (University of Nigeria, corresponding author), Ifunanya Clara Agu (0000-0001-9048-064X, University of Nigeria), Godstime Eigbiremolen (University of Nigeria), Ifeyinwa Chizoba Akamike (0000-0002-7284-6377, University of Nigeria), Ifeyinwa Akamike, Chinyere Cecilia Okeke (0000-0002-2599-537X, University of Nigeria), Chinyere Okeke, Chinyere Mbachu (0000-0003-3936-6184, University of Nigeria), Obinna Onwujekwe (0000-0002-1214-4285, University of Nigeria)
Year2024
Volume24
Issue1
Pages1105-1105
Publication date2024-04-22
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-024-18584-w
PMID38649935
OpenAlexW4395001640
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited30

Adolescents' age, location of residence, and study group were found to be strong predictors of SRH information needs. This suggests the need for in-school adolescents to be provided with substantial and continuous SRH information for healthy living and making informed SRH choices. In developing SRH interventions that will achieve optimal effectiveness in the lives of adolescents in school, different demographic factors should be considered for context-specific and appropriate strategies

Biostatistics · Environmental health · Geography · Intervention (counseling · Local government · Local government area · Logistic regression · Odds · Population · Public health · Reproductive health · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Child and Adolescent Health · Demography · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing

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