Healthcare workers’ attitudes and factors affecting provision of sexual and reproductive health services to adolescents in refugee settlements, Western Uganda
BackgroundProvision of sexual and reproductive health services has an important impact on the adolescents standard of life. Healthcare workers interactions with clients has been highlighted as one of the main barriers keeping adolescents from seeking sexual and reproductive health services. This stu...
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| author | Simon Binezero Mambo Simon Binezero Mambo Moazzam Mohiuddin Lodhi Isa Asiimwe Gloria Neema Bizimana Amos M’yisa Makelele Solomom Adomi Mbina Mathew Chibunna Igwe Mathew Chibunna Igwe Umar Ibrahim |
| author_facet | Simon Binezero Mambo Simon Binezero Mambo Moazzam Mohiuddin Lodhi Isa Asiimwe Gloria Neema Bizimana Amos M’yisa Makelele Solomom Adomi Mbina Mathew Chibunna Igwe Mathew Chibunna Igwe Umar Ibrahim |
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| description | BackgroundProvision of sexual and reproductive health services has an important impact on the adolescents standard of life. Healthcare workers interactions with clients has been highlighted as one of the main barriers keeping adolescents from seeking sexual and reproductive health services. This study aimed to assess the Healthcare workers’ attitudes and factors affecting provision of sexual and reproductive health services in the Nakivale, Kyaka II, and Rwamwanja refugee settlements.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional quantitative study in which healthcare workers from public and private health facilities refugee communities in south-western Uganda responded to a questionnaire. Binary logistic regression was done to assess the baseline characteristics associated with provision of these services using SPSS version 26.ResultsOf the 386 medical professionals enrolled, 194(50.3%) were females with a mean age of 30.9 years (SD = 6.9). The services that were most commonly offered were contraception counselling/provision (81.3%) and comprehensive sexuality education provision (75.1%). The least offered services were safe abortion care (40.9%). The good attitudes were highest towards comprehensive sexuality education and antenatal, intrapartum plus postnatal care while the bad attitudes were highest toward safe abortion care. Residence, designation and type of facility had a significant association with offering of the different services (P < 0.05 for all at multivariate level of analysis). Being from rural area was positively associated with ASRH services (cOR = 2.685, 95% CI = 1.414–5.098). Being a nurse was associated with reduced provision of services as compared to being a counselor (cOR = 0.295, 95% CI = 099–0.882). Government facilities were more likely to offer adolescent sexual and reproductive health services compared to private facilities (cOR = 2.155, 95% CI = 1.169–4.075).ConclusionIn this study, majority of the study participants had a good attitude towards comprehensive sexuality education provision and antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care while the bad attitudes were highest toward safe abortion care. More efforts are still required toward provision of safe abortion care and harmful traditional practices prevention. This will be achieved by providing training which will be vital in improving knowledge and attitude toward these services. The training should be more focused on the older professionals and non-councilors. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7502f29643ef4f09bf35ea9c958bb6512025-08-20T02:27:46ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Reproductive Health2673-31532025-05-01710.3389/frph.2025.14983051498305Healthcare workers’ attitudes and factors affecting provision of sexual and reproductive health services to adolescents in refugee settlements, Western UgandaSimon Binezero Mambo0Simon Binezero Mambo1Moazzam Mohiuddin Lodhi2Isa Asiimwe3Gloria Neema Bizimana4Amos M’yisa Makelele5Solomom Adomi Mbina6Mathew Chibunna Igwe7Mathew Chibunna Igwe8Umar Ibrahim9Department of Public Health, School of Allied Sciences, Kampala International University Western Campus, Ishaka Bushenyi, UgandaYouth Alliance for Reproductive Health, Goma, Democratic Republic of CongoDepartment of Public Health, School of Allied Sciences, Kampala International University Western Campus, Ishaka Bushenyi, UgandaDepartment of Public Health, School of Allied Sciences, Kampala International University Western Campus, Ishaka Bushenyi, UgandaDepartment of Paediatric, Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry Kampala International University Western Campus, Ishaka, Bushenyi, UgandaYouth Alliance for Reproductive Health, Goma, Democratic Republic of CongoDepartment of Public Health, School of Allied Sciences, Kampala International University Western Campus, Ishaka Bushenyi, UgandaDepartment of Public Health, School of Allied Sciences, Kampala International University Western Campus, Ishaka Bushenyi, UgandaDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, NigeriaDepartment of Public Health, School of Allied Sciences, Kampala International University Western Campus, Ishaka Bushenyi, UgandaBackgroundProvision of sexual and reproductive health services has an important impact on the adolescents standard of life. Healthcare workers interactions with clients has been highlighted as one of the main barriers keeping adolescents from seeking sexual and reproductive health services. This study aimed to assess the Healthcare workers’ attitudes and factors affecting provision of sexual and reproductive health services in the Nakivale, Kyaka II, and Rwamwanja refugee settlements.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional quantitative study in which healthcare workers from public and private health facilities refugee communities in south-western Uganda responded to a questionnaire. Binary logistic regression was done to assess the baseline characteristics associated with provision of these services using SPSS version 26.ResultsOf the 386 medical professionals enrolled, 194(50.3%) were females with a mean age of 30.9 years (SD = 6.9). The services that were most commonly offered were contraception counselling/provision (81.3%) and comprehensive sexuality education provision (75.1%). The least offered services were safe abortion care (40.9%). The good attitudes were highest towards comprehensive sexuality education and antenatal, intrapartum plus postnatal care while the bad attitudes were highest toward safe abortion care. Residence, designation and type of facility had a significant association with offering of the different services (P < 0.05 for all at multivariate level of analysis). Being from rural area was positively associated with ASRH services (cOR = 2.685, 95% CI = 1.414–5.098). Being a nurse was associated with reduced provision of services as compared to being a counselor (cOR = 0.295, 95% CI = 099–0.882). Government facilities were more likely to offer adolescent sexual and reproductive health services compared to private facilities (cOR = 2.155, 95% CI = 1.169–4.075).ConclusionIn this study, majority of the study participants had a good attitude towards comprehensive sexuality education provision and antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care while the bad attitudes were highest toward safe abortion care. More efforts are still required toward provision of safe abortion care and harmful traditional practices prevention. This will be achieved by providing training which will be vital in improving knowledge and attitude toward these services. The training should be more focused on the older professionals and non-councilors.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frph.2025.1498305/fullhealthcare workerssexual and reproductive health servicesadolescentsrefugee settlementswestern Uganda |
| spellingShingle | Simon Binezero Mambo Simon Binezero Mambo Moazzam Mohiuddin Lodhi Isa Asiimwe Gloria Neema Bizimana Amos M’yisa Makelele Solomom Adomi Mbina Mathew Chibunna Igwe Mathew Chibunna Igwe Umar Ibrahim Healthcare workers’ attitudes and factors affecting provision of sexual and reproductive health services to adolescents in refugee settlements, Western Uganda Frontiers in Reproductive Health healthcare workers sexual and reproductive health services adolescents refugee settlements western Uganda |
| title | Healthcare workers’ attitudes and factors affecting provision of sexual and reproductive health services to adolescents in refugee settlements, Western Uganda |
| title_full | Healthcare workers’ attitudes and factors affecting provision of sexual and reproductive health services to adolescents in refugee settlements, Western Uganda |
| title_fullStr | Healthcare workers’ attitudes and factors affecting provision of sexual and reproductive health services to adolescents in refugee settlements, Western Uganda |
| title_full_unstemmed | Healthcare workers’ attitudes and factors affecting provision of sexual and reproductive health services to adolescents in refugee settlements, Western Uganda |
| title_short | Healthcare workers’ attitudes and factors affecting provision of sexual and reproductive health services to adolescents in refugee settlements, Western Uganda |
| title_sort | healthcare workers attitudes and factors affecting provision of sexual and reproductive health services to adolescents in refugee settlements western uganda |
| topic | healthcare workers sexual and reproductive health services adolescents refugee settlements western Uganda |
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