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Factors affecting utilization of youth friendly health services in Lagos State, Nigeria

  • Toriola Temitope Femi-Adebayo , Yetunde Kuyinu , Olusola Adedeji Adejumo EMAIL logo und Olayinka Goodman
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 15. September 2017

Abstract

Background

Youth friendly health services (YFHS) are services that attract, respond to the needs of and retain young people for continuing care. This study was conducted to determine the factors affecting utilization of government (GYFF) and non-governmental youth friendly facilities (NGYFF) in Lagos state, Nigeria.

Methods

A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. A total of 543 adolescents aged 15–24 years, between August 1, 2014 and October 31, 2014 were consecutively recruited from 10 (five government and five non-governmental) youth friendly health facilities that had been in operation for at least 6 months prior to the study. Logistic regression was used to determine predictors of utilization of youth friendly health facilities.

Results

Overall, the mean age of respondents was 17.9 ± 2.8. However, the mean age of respondents at GYFF (18.5 ± 3.0) was significantly higher than those at NGYFF (17.1 ± 2.5) (p < 0.001). Of the 567 youths enrolled, 196 (34.6%) had good utilization of youth friendly facilities (YFF) (34% from the GYFF and 35.2% from the NGYFF). Marital status, school attendance, having a baby, satisfaction with visit, perception that information shared was kept confidential and accessibility of the youth friendly services were associated with utilization of YFF (p < 0.05). Confidentiality and access to facilities were predictors of utilization of YFF.

Conclusion

There is poor utilization of both government and non-governmental youth friendly services in Lagos, Nigeria. There is a need for both the government and private sector to harmonize resources aimed at encouraging utilization of YFF in Lagos, Nigeria.

  1. Competing interests: Authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

  2. Source of funding: Research was self-funded.

  3. Author contribution: TTFA had the concept, data collection, manuscript preparation and literature search, YK study design, manuscript preparation and review, OAA data analysis, manuscript writing and OG manuscript editing and study design.

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Received: 2016-12-21
Accepted: 2017-02-12
Published Online: 2017-09-15

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