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Table 2 Factors associated with utilization of youth friendly services among youth in Harar town, 2011

From: Utilization of youth friendly services and associated factors among youth in Harar town, east Ethiopia: a mixed method study

Characteristics

Utilized YFS

COR(95 % CI)

AOR (95 % CI)

Yes

No

Age

 15–19

 20–24

310(59)

221(69.1)

215(41)

99(30.9)

0.68(0.51,0.92)*

1.0

0.65(0.36,1.18)

1.0

Religion

 Orthodox

306(67.3)

119(32.7)

1.0

1.0

 Muslim

197(59.3)

134(40.5)

0.71(0.53–0.96)*

1.00(0.62,1.63)

 Protestants

51(65.4)

27(34.6)

0.91(0.55–1.52)

0.82(0.40,1.69)

 Catholic

4(50)

4(50)

0.48(0.12–1.97)

0.57(0.05,5.78)

 Other

1(33.3)

2(67.7)

0.24(0.02–2.70)

0.55(0.00,34.76)

Educational Status of youth

 Illiterate

13(41.9)

18(58.1)

0.28(0.12,0.61)*

1.57(0.22,11.01)

 1–8 grade

161(56.7)

123(43.3)

0.50(0.33,0.76)*

1.11(0.55,2.22)

 9–12 grade

241(67.3)

117(32.7)

0.79(0.53,1.18)

1.46(0.79,2.72)

 Above 12

124(72)

48(28)

1.0

1.0

Occupational status of youth

 Students

357(63.8)

203(36.2)

1.0

1.0

 Employed

48(82.8)

7(17.2)

2.72(1.35,5.51)*

0.66(0.14,3.02)

 Merchant

24(77.8)

7(22.6)

1.95(0.82,4.60)

0.39(0.07,1.92)

 Housewife

47(58)

34(42)

0.78(0.48,1.26)

1.50(0.52,4.29)

 Unemployed

28(51)

27(49)

0.59(0.33,1.02)

1.06(0.35,3.19)

 Othera

33(58.3)

25(41.7)

0.79(0.46,1.36)

0.12(0.05,0.92)*

Income (ETB) of youth

 No income

384(61.2)

243(38.8)

1.0

1.0

 Below 300 ETB

20(58.9)

14(44.1)

0.80(0.40,1.60)

3.69(0.82,16.5)

 300–900 ETB

81(80.2)

20(19.8)

2.56(1.53,4.29)*

7.42(1.99,27.68)

 Above 900 ETB

37(68.5)

17(31.5)

1.37(0.75,2.50)

3.19(0.73,13.96)

 Do not know

18(62.1)

11(37.9)

1.03(0.48,2.13)

0.98(0.31,3.01)

Source of information for YFS

 Radio

100(71.4)

40(28.6)

1.0

1.0

 Television

66(79.5)

17(20.5)

1.55(0.81,2.96)

1.91(0.90,4.03)

 Friends

99(81.8)

22(18.2)

1.80(0.99,3.24)

3.65(1.81,7.32)*

 School

137(71)

56(29)

0.97(0.60,1.58)

1.79(1.00,3.19)*

 Health care provider

46(86.8)

7(13)

2.62(1.09,6.31)*

3.27(1.18,9.00)*

 Poster/brochure

5(83.3)

1(16)

2.00(0.22, 17.65)

3.16(0.32,31.08)

 Other

3(75)

1(25)

1.20(0.12,11.88)

1.17(0.10,13.57)

Knowledgeable about YFS

 Knowledgeable

210(78.7)

57(21.3)

2.78(1.99,3.90)*

2.77(1.93,3.96)*

 Not knowledgeable

329(56.9)

249(43.1)

1.0

1.0

RH is important for youth

 Yes

516(68.8 %)

235(31.2 %)

1.0

1.0

 No

14(21.9 %)

50(78.1 %)

0.34(0.17–0.68)*

1.74(0.20–15.13)

 Do not know

9(12.5 %)

63(87.5 %)

0.08(0.04–0.16)*

0.13(0.04–0.46)*

Counseling is important for youth

 Yes

240(72.7 %)

90(27.3 %)

1.0

1.0

 No

268(64.0 %)

151(36.0 %)

0.67(0.49–0.91)*

0.50(0.31–0.80)*

YFS providers are welcoming

 Yes

  

1.0

1.0

 No

  

0.50(0.31–0.80)*

2.07(0.78–5.48)

 Don’t know

  

0.16(0.11–0.22)

0.02(0.08–0.50)*

Contraceptive is important for youth

 Yes

124(75.2 %)

41(24.8 %)

1.0

1.0

 No

384(65.8 %)

200(34.2 %)

0.64(0.43–0.94)*

0.82(0.46–1.48)

Health service institutions are conducive

 Yes

435(74.4 %)

150(25.6 %)

1.0

1.0

 No

47(56.6 %)

36(43.4 %)

0.45(0.28–0.72)*

0.68(0.28–1.61)

 Don’t know

57(32.2 %)

120(67.8 %)

0.16(0.11–0.24)*

0.82(0.29–2.32)

  1. ETB Ethiopian birr, COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio
  2. *p- value ≤ 0.05, a private worker and daily laborer