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Table 2 Factors associated with RH services utilization among secondary school students in Woreta town, South Gondar, Ethiopia 2018

From: Reproductive health services utilization and its associated factors among secondary school youths in Woreta town, South Gondar, North West Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Variables

RH service utilization (%)

COR (95% CI)

P-value

AOR (95% CI)

P value

Yes

No

Sex

 Female

51 (60%)

133 (51.2)

1.432 (0.871, 2.335)

0.157

0.435 (0.177, 1.09)

0.70

 Male

34 (40%)

127 (48.8)

1.00

 

1.00

 

Grade level

 11–12

44 (51.8%)

41 (48.2%)

3.3.27 (1.913, 10.43)

0.001

1.00

 

 9–10

41 (48.2%)

125 (48.2%)

1.00

 

5.299 (2.019, 13.91)

0.001*

Do you get pocket money for daily expense?

 Get money for daily expense

65 (76.5%)

171 (65.8%

0.591 (0.337, 1.038)

0.067

2.595 (0.153, 0.856)

0.50

 Don’t get money for daily expense

20 (23.5%)

89 (34.2%)

1.00

 

1.00

 

Is RH service near to your home?

 Near to home

52 (61.2%)

130 (50%)

1.576 (0.956, 2.596)

0.074

2.76 (1.168, 6.525)

0.021*

 Far to home

33 (38.8%)

130 (50%)

1.00

 

1.00

 

Educational status of parent

 Not read and write

21 (24.7%)

51 (19.6%)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Read and write

39 (45.9%)

103 (39.6%)

1.087 (0.581, 2.037)

0.793

2.021 (0.656, 6.22)

0.22

 Primary education

7 (8.2%)

39 (15.0%)

2.294 (0.886, 5.994)

0.087

2.58 (0.653, 10.47)

0.18

 Secondary education

9 (10.6%)

21 (8.1%)

0.961 (0.378, 2.439)

0.933

1.434 (0.284, 8.41)

0.69

 Diploma and above

8 (9.45)

39 (15.0%)

2.007 (0.804, 5.011)

0.135

4.033 (0.901, 18.052)

0.68

Convenient place for RH service

 Anywhere out of the resident area

51 (60.0%

140 (53.8%)

0.183 (0.024, 1.421)

0.104

0.409 (0.04, 4.165)

0.45

 In the center of the town

22 (25.9%)

67 (25.8%)

0.203 (0.25, 1.625)

0.133

0.27 (0.027, 2.891)

0.285

 At the end of the town

11 (12.9%)

38 (14.6%)

0.230 (0.07, 1.943)

0.177

0.147 (0.011, 1.91)

0.144

 In the school

1 (1.2%)

15 (5.8%)

1.00

 

1.00

 
  1. NB: variables having a (P < 0.2) in bi variable (unadjusted) analysis included in the multivariable (adjusted) analysis
  2. COR Crude odd ratio, AOR adjusted odd ratio
  3. * Statistically significant at P-value < 0.05