Utilization of Sexual Reproductive Health Services among Public Service Vehicle Operators in the Transport Industry in Nairobi City County, Kenya
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2024-08
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Kenyatta University
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Public service vehicle operators and owners are a susceptible demographic in need of specialized treatments due to their high vulnerability to these problems. Most studies have focused on long-distance truck drivers, ignoring potential connections between commercial transport industry and sexual reproductive health. The purpose of this re-search was to learn on utilization of SRH among PSV operators in Nairobi County use sexual and reproductive health care services. A descriptive cross-sectional study de-sign was adopted for the study. Operators at bus terminals, taxi drivers, motorbike drivers and digital taxi drivers made up the bulk of the research population. The Cochran's Formula was used to estimate a sample's contribution to a population and the sampling estimate had a variance of 0.5. Data collection methods like Interviews as well as administration of structured questionnaires were used. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for the quantitative analysis and NVIVO 12 used for the qualitative analysis. Logistic regression model showed that female PSV operators were 97% likely to use SRH services on at least four separate occasions than their male counterparts. Results showed PSV operators levels of education were corre-lated with how often they sought SRH services. PSV operators from universities like-ly to use SRH services than those from primary schools and those from secondary schools are 68% more likely to use SRH services than those from primary schools. The knowledge on sexual reproductive health is associated with education and marital sta-tus. The study confirmed that most drivers have attained higher academic levels and have interactions on SRH practices. This study concluded that the utilization of SRH services among PSV is at 36.6%. Married PSV operators utilize sexual reproductive health services was more than unmarried PSV operators. This study recommends that institutions need to intensify advocacy on the importance of uptake of SRH services with PSV operators, need to address social demographic barriers that affect the utili-zation of SRH services through integrated dialogues, outreaches and MoH should al-locate more resources to strengthen the health care system building blocks and ensure access to healthcare through UHC.
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A Research Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree in Master of Public Health (Reproductive Health) in the School Of Health Sciences of Kenyatta University, August 2024