Access to sexual and reproductive health information and services

This study investigated factors associated with access to sexual and reproductive health information and services among schoolgirls in the Kadutu Urban Health Zone.The study was a cross-sectional analysis of a sample of 384 schoolgirls. Data were collected using a survey questionnaire deployed on kobocollect software.Results: mean age: 16.38 1.07, mean household size: 8 2.5; 58.1%. Factors associated with access to sexual and reproductive health information and services for girls attending school were: students’ level of education (p=0.012; OR [1.82(1.132-2.92)]), parents’ level of education ( p=0.000; OR[3.72(2.29-6.06)]); level of knowledge about sexual and reproductive health (p=0.000; OR[4,31(2,37-7,86)] );parents’ income level( p=0,000; OR[3,57(2,17-5,89)] ); awareness of sexual and reproductive health by health authorities is significant ( p=0,000; OR[2,76(1,71-4,49)]).