Sexual and reproductive health rights knowledge and reproductive health services utilization among rural reproductive age women in Aleta Wondo District, Sidama zone, Ethiopia
Community based cross-sectional study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19517154 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tariku Tadesse, Mesay Hailu Dangisso (0000-0003-1245-8839, Hawassa University), Teshome Abuka Abebo (0000-0002-2875-2808, Hawassa University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 4-4 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC International Health and Human Rights (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1472-698X • E-ISSN: 1472-698X |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12914-020-00223-1 |
| PMID | 32160901 |
| OpenAlex | W3011209240 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 9 |
BACKGROUND: Various countries in the world have achieved promising progress in promoting, protecting and guaranteeing sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHRs) since the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo. However, SRHRs have not been recognized to their maximum potential in Ethiopia, despite the domestication of the international instruments related to their successful implementation. This study was intended to determine the magnitude of SRHRs knowledge, reproductive health services utilization and their independent predictors among rural reproductive-age women in the Aleta Wondo District, Ethiopia. METHODS: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 833 rural reproductive-age women from April to May 2019. A systematic random sampling technique was employed to select households, and a structured questionnaire was used to gather the data. EPI INFO version 7 was used to enter the data, and SPSS version 23 was used for data analysis. Logistic regression analysis was employed to assess the association between outcomes and explanatory variables. Odds ratios at 95% CI were also computed and reported. RESULTS: Of 833 respondents, 43.9% had good knowledge of SRHR, and 37% had used at least one sexual and reproductive health (SRH) service. Variables that had a statistically significant association with SRHR knowledge in multivariable analysis were: had formal education, household with the highest income, having information sources for SRH services, and knowing about SRH services and providing institutions. SRH services utilization was associated with: having information sources for SRH services, had formal education, household with the highest income, and knowing about SRH services and providing institutions. CONCLUSION: In this study demographic and economic factors, such as education and household monthly income were positively identified as independent predictors for knowledge of SRHR and SRH services utilization. Therefore, responsible government sectors and NGOs should design and implement programs to promote women's educational status and household economic status to enhance women's SRHR knowledge and SRH services utilization
Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Family planning · Logistic regression · Population · Public health · Reproductive health · Reproductive rights · Sexual and reproductive health and rights · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Nursing
| Citations per year | 1.33 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |