Table 2 Knowledge, Attitudes towards SRH services and Sexual practices among secondary school youths in Nekemte Town, 2016
SRH services and sexual related | Frequencies | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
Awareness of SRH services(n = 739) | Yes | 686 | 92.8 |
No | 53 | 7.2 | |
Awareness of Health facilities(n = 687) | Yes | 564 | 76.3 |
No | 123 | 16.6 | |
Source of information on SRH services (Multiple Response) | Parent talk | 116 | 12.2 |
Friends | 198 | 26.8 | |
Relatives | 60 | 8.1 | |
Health workers | 271 | 36.7 | |
School teachers | 305 | 41.3 | |
School clubs | 149 | 20.2 | |
Medias | 333 | 45.1 | |
Printed materials | 154 | 20.8 | |
Participated in school clubs | Yes | 537 | 72.7 |
No | 202 | 27.3 | |
Discussion on SRH topics with (Multiple Response) | Mother | 88 | 11.3 |
Father | 32 | 4.3 | |
Brother/sister | 66 | 9 | |
Friends | 400 | 54.3 | |
Health workers | 163 | 22.1 | |
Relatives | 34 | 4.6 | |
Awareness of health facilities where to get SRH services (Multiple Response) | Government | 509 | 68.9 |
Private | 286 | 37.8 | |
Non-government | 187 | 25.3 | |
Traditional | 50 | 6.8 | |
Sexually ever experienced | Yes | 140 | 18.9 |
No | 599 | 81.1 | |
Currently sexually active | Yes | 101 | 13.7 |
No | 638 | 86.3 | |
Currently sexually active | Male | 70 | 69.3 |
Female | 31 | 29.7 | |
Partners for sexually actives | Only one | 85 | 84.2 |
More than one | 16 | 15.8 | |
Attitude towards SRH services use(n = 737) | Unfavorable | 350 | 47.5 |
Favorable | 387 | 52.5 | |