Table 2 Association between Adolescents’ awareness, value perception, and societal support with sexual and reproductive health services
Variables | Intervention group (n = 266) | Non-Intervention group (n = 248) | x2 (P) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Frequency(%) | Frequency(%) | Â |
Awareness of available SRH services | Â | Â | Â |
Aware of what days/times the health facility is open (Yes) | 142 (53.58) | 106 (42.91) | 5.827 (0.016) * |
No | 124 (46.42) | 142 (57.09) | Â |
Aware of what sexual and reproductive health services are (Yes) | 194 (72.93) | 126 (50.81) | 26.739(< 0.0001)* |
No | 72 (27.07) | 122 (49.19) | Â |
Aware of reproductive health services that are available to adolescents in the health facility (Yes) | 121 (45.49) | 40 (16.13) | 51.427(< 0.0001)* |
No | 145 (54.51) | 208 (83.87) | Â |
Aware of SRH services provided in the community (Yes) | 126 (47.55) | 35 (14.17) | 66.066(< 0.0001)* |
No | 140 (52.45) | 213 (85.83) | Â |
Perceived value for SRH | Â | Â | Â |
Adolescents need sexual and reproductive health services (Yes) | 252 (94.74) | 217 (87.50) | 8.414 (0.004) * |
No | 14 (5.26) | 31 (12.50) | Â |
Adolescents should be provided with reproductive health services (Yes) | 257 (96.62) | 222 (89.52) | 10.196 (0.001) * |
No | 9 (3.38) | 26 (10.48) | Â |
Parental/community support | Â | Â | Â |
Parents support your coming to the health facility for reproductive health services (Yes) | 212 (79.70) | 173 (69.76) | 6.747 (0.009) * |
No | 54 (20,30) | 75 (30.24) | Â |
There are health services that your parents might not want to be provided to you (Yes) | 164(62.10) | 155(62.50) | 0.007 (0.930) |
No | 102 (37.90) | 93 (37.50) | Â |
Adults in the community support adolescent coming to health facility for SRH services (Yes) | 210 (79.25) | 181 (72.98) | 2.770 (0.096) |
No | 56 (20.75) | 67 (27.02) | Â |