Socio-Cultural Factors Influencing Access to Reproductive Health Service Information among the Youth in Korogocho Slum of Nairobi, Kenya
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Date
2015
Authors
Omweno, Lucy
Ondigi, Alice
Ogolla, Lucy
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Publisher
International Institute for Science, Technology & Education (IISTE)
Abstract
Access to reproductive health services information by the youth has received the minimal attention given that
reproductive health service information for many years has been tailored to meet the needs of the adult
population. The youths have therefore been neglected partly due to cultural sensitivity that dictates what, when
and how reproductive health information is transmitted to the youth. This study investigated selected sociocultural factors influencing access to reproductive health service information in Korogocho slum in Nairobi
Kenya. A descriptive survey design was employed; questionnaires, focus group discussion guides and key
informant interview schedules were administered on 164 with youths and 5 health facility officials (key
informants) to collect data, the response rate was 91.46. The reliability and validity of research instruments was
ensured by pre-testing. With a R2
value of 0.98 the study found out that 98% of the independent variables
explained access to Reproductive Health Service Information with the remaining 2% explained by other factors.
The study revealed that the youth in Korogocho had inadequate and inaccurate Reproductive Health Service
information mostly received from the media and/or their peers. The major socio-cultural factors that were found
to influence the RHS included; family, religion and peer influence. The study therefore concludes that the above
selected socio-cultural factors had influence on access to Reproductive Health Service information among the
youths in Korogocho slum
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Keywords
adolescent health, youth in slum areas, health information accessibility
Citation
Omweno, L., Ondigi, A., & Ogolla, L. (2015). Socio-cultural factors influencing access to reproductive health service information among the youth in Korogocho slum of Nairobi, Kenya. Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, 5(14), 153-162.