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Table 5 a Association between access to Sexual and Reproductive Health services and socio-demographic characteristics of immigrant youths. b Bivariate association between access to Sexual and Reproductive Health services and Reproductive Health characteristics

From: Factors associated with knowledge about family planning and access to sexual and reproductive health services by sexually active immigrant youths in Hillbrow, South Africa: a cross-sectional study

a

Variables

Access to SRH services (N = 439) Base category = Access

No access

Some access

RRR

CI

RRR

CI

Sex

    

 Male

1

 

1

 

 Female

1.18

0.71–1.96

1.42

0.87–2.33

Age group

    

 18–24

1

 

1

 

 25–29

0.73

0.39–1.38

1.27

0.69–2.32

 30–34

0.74

0.41–1.34

0.98

0.55–1.75

Highest level of education attained

    

 Primary/Incomplete secondary

1

 

1

 

 Complete secondary/Higher

2.64***

1.55–4.48

2.55***

1.53–4.25

Marital status

    

 Single

1

 

1

 

 Married/Cohabiting

0.97

0.57–1.64

1.35

0.81–2.23

Wealth index

    

 Poor

1

 

1

 

 Middle

1.14

0.64–2.02

2.10**

1.22–3.61

 Rich

3.48***

1.67–7.23

3.00**

1.42–6.30

b

Variable

Access to SRH services (N = 439) Base category = Access

No access

Some access

RRR

CI

RRR

CI

Migration status

    

 Documented

1

 

1

 

 Undocumented

0.37***

0.22–0.62

0.36***

0.21–0.60

Duration of stay in Hillbrow

    

 0–2 years

1

 

1

 

 3–5 years

1.20

0.64–2.26

2.35**

1.24–4.45

 6–20 years

1.12

0.60–2.00

1.97*

1.04–3.73

Discrimination in Hillbrow

    

 Yes

1

 

1

 

 No

1.39

0.84–2.31

0.63

0.38–1.05

Social support in South Africa

    

 Yes

1

 

1

 

 No

0.72

0.40–1.29

0.53*

0.29–0.95

Information about family planning 6 months prior to survey

    

 Yes

1

 

1

 

 No

0.48**

0.28–0.80

0.29***

0.17–0.48

Current use of family planning

    

 Yes

1

 

1

 

 No

0.56*

0.31–0.99

0.27***

0.14–0.52

  1. ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05; RRR relative risk ratio, CI Confidence interval