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Table 3 Factors Associated with Utilization of SRHS (n = 1447)

From: Predictors of young people’s use of sexual and reproductive health services in Nigeria: a mixed-method approach

Factors

Sexuality education

Family Planning

Safe motherhood

Post abortion care

Prevention and management of STIs, HIV and AIDS

%

X2

p

%

X2

P

%

X2

p

%

X2

p

%

X2

p

Gender

 Male

67.50

2.16

.14

36.10

3.73

.05

40.90

.02

.88

32.70

1.92

.16

42.20

3.05

.08

 Female

71.10

  

31.20

  

41.30

  

29.30

  

37.70

  

Age

 12–16

74.60

16.39

.00*

33.40

.01

.93

44.00

4.75

.03*

35.30

13.02

.00*

41.90

2.96

.09

 17–22

64.80

  

33.20

  

38.40

  

26.50

     

Level of Education

 Primary

40.60

15.50

.00*

40.60

8.04

.05*

21.9

26.68

.00*

21.90

16.01

.00*

28.10

5.97

.11

 Secondary

69.50

  

32.40

  

42.10

  

34.40

  

40.50

  

 Tertiary

71.50

  

33.10

  

39.00

  

25.80

  

38.30

  

 None

57.70

  

57.70

  

84.60

  

46.20

  

57.70

  

Location

 Urban

70.30

.34

.56

38.30

12.28

.00*

41.50

.06

.81

30.30

.10

.75

41.50

1.61

.20

 Rural

68.90

  

29.50

  

40.90

  

31.10

  

38.20

  

Income

  < 1000

72.50

11.03

.03*

36.50

6.90

.14

43.70

4.84

.30

36.30

18.95

.00*

42.70

11.46

.02*

 1000–4000

70.60

  

32.20

  

40.20

  

26.20

  

39.50

  

 5000–10,000

68.10

  

28.90

  

35.80

  

24.60

  

34.90

  

 11,000–20,000

62.50

  

28.10

  

39.80

  

27.30

  

28.90

  

  > 20,000

60.50

  

32.30

  

40.30

  

25.80

  

42.70

  

Living status

 With parents

68.50

5.84

.12

31.60

9.17

.03*

39.40

6.59

.09

30.60

2.65

.45

39.40

3.76

.29

 Alone

69.50

  

40.70

  

47.10

  

33.90

  

43.40

  

 With friends

60.70

  

31.90

  

46.80

  

27.70

  

40.40

  

 In school hostel

76.00

  

30.40

  

38.70

  

27.50

  

34.80

  

Psycho-cultural

73.20

9.89

.00*

38.90

21.45

.00*

47.40

24.93

.00*

37.70

34.34

.00*

48.20

47.31

.00*

Health system

72.30

11.99

.00*

35.90

10.37

.00*

42.90

4.33

.04*

32.70

5.72

.02*

42.60

12.48

.00*

  1. *Significant