Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Utilization among Wolaita Sodo University Students, Ethiopia: A Mixed Method Approach

Table 4

Bivariate and multivariable analyses showing factors associated with SRH service utilization among Wolaita Sodo University students, Southern Ethiopia, 2017.

Variables	Category	SRH service utilization		COR 95% CI	AOR 95% CI
		No	Yes
Sex	Male	184	227	1	1
	Female	197	151	0.62 [0.46–0.83]	0.79 [0.54–1.16]
Age	17–20	187	172	0.87 [0.65–1.16]	0.81 [0.54–1.22]
	21–24	186	197	1	1
	25+	8	9	1.06 [0.40–2.81]	0.74 [0.23–2.36]
Class year	I	85	103	1.52 [1.03–2.25]	1.71 [1.10–2.69]
	II	123	98	1	1
	III	85	107	1.58 [1.07–2.33]	1.34 [0.85–2.13]
	IV+	88	70	0.99 (0.66–1.51]	1.06 [0.62–1.81]
Marital status	Ever married	8	30	4.02 [1.82–8.89]	1.76 [0.69–4.51]
	Never married	373	348	1	1
Place for getting meal service	University cafeteria	220	259	1	1
	Outside university	161	119	0.63 [0.47–0.85]	0.71 [0.46–1.08]
Monthly pocket money	100–500	304	296	1	1
	501–1000	72	64	0.27 [0.10–0.74]	0.79 [0.50–1.23]
	1001+	5	18	0.25 [0.09–0.70]	2.47 [0.83–7.33]
Have a boyfriend/girlfriend	Yes	131	189	1.91 [1.43–2.56]	1.29 [0.91–1.86]
	No	250	189	1	1
Ever had sexual intercourse	Yes	42	182	7.50 [5.13–10.95]	5.12 [3.33–7.90]
	No	339	196	1	1
Parental discussion on SRH issues	Yes	152	194	1.58 [1.19–2.12]	1.24 [0.87–1.75]
	No	229	184	1	1
Participated in peer-to-peer education	Yes	152	210	1.88 [1.41–2.51]	1.48 [1.05–2.10]
	No	229	168	1	1
Attitude towards SRH services	Positive	195	177	0.84 [0.63–1.12]	1.02 [0.74–1.42]
	Negative	186	201	1	1
Ever had signs of STIs	Yes	5	42	9.40 [3.68–24.04]	3.55 [1.30–9.80]
	No	376	336	1	1

, , AOR: adjusted odds ratio, and COR: crude odds ratio.