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Sexual and reproductive health services (SRHS) for adolescents in Enugu state, Nigeria: a mixed methods approach

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Health Services Research, February 2018
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Title
Sexual and reproductive health services (SRHS) for adolescents in Enugu state, Nigeria: a mixed methods approach
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BMC Health Services Research, February 2018
DOI 10.1186/s12913-017-2779-x
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Amelia Ngozi ODO, Efiong Sunday SAMUEL, Evelyn N. NWAGU, Petra Obioma NNAMANI, Chiemezie S. ATAMA

Abstract

Availability and accessibility of sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents are very crucial for prevention and control of sexual and reproductive health problems. These services also play vital roles in the promotion of adolescents' sexual and reproductive health generally. The main purpose of the study was to determine the availability and accessibility (geographical and financial) of sexual and reproductive health services (SRHS) among adolescents in Enugu State, Nigeria. A mixed methods approach was adopted for the study. 192 health facilities were reached to check availability of SRH services. Randomly sampled 1447 adolescents (12-22 years) completed the questionnaire correctly. Twenty-seven interviews and 18 group discussions were conducted. Instruments for data collection consisted of a checklist, a questionnaire, a focus group discussion guide and an in-depth interview guide. All instruments were pre-tested. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi-square tests. NVivo 11 Pro software was used to code and thematically analyze the qualitative data. A total of 1447 adolescents (between 12 and 22 years) completed the questionnaire correctly. Among these adolescents, males constituted 42.9% while females were 57.1%. The majority (86.7%) of the adolescents reported availability of safe motherhood services, and 67.5% reported availability of services for prevention and management of STIs and HIV and AIDS. The majority reported that these services were geographically accessible but few were financially accessible to adolescents. However, qualitative data revealed that available services were not specifically provided for adolescents but for general use. Age (p = ≤ .05), education (p = ≤ .05) and income (p = ≤ .05) were found to be significantly associated with access to SRHS. SRHS were generally physically available but not financially accessible to adolescents. Adolescents' clinics were not available and this could affect the access of SRHS by adolescents. Education and income were significantly associated with access to SRHS.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 409 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 97 24%
Researcher 36 9%
Student > Postgraduate 34 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 29 7%
Student > Bachelor 25 6%
Other 44 11%
Unknown 144 35%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 95 23%
Medicine and Dentistry 76 19%
Social Sciences 41 10%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 2%
Environmental Science 5 1%
Other 37 9%
Unknown 148 36%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 February 2018.
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#5,808,859
of 23,023,224 outputs
Outputs from BMC Health Services Research
#2,567
of 7,707 outputs
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#117,712
of 439,449 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Health Services Research
#85
of 182 outputs
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