Exploring preferences to accessing sexual and reproductive health services: A qualitative study of adolescents' and service provider perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding what adolescents want and how preferences are likely to vary among different groups is important to make the healthcare system responsive to the needs of adolescents and to maximize service utilization. Despite this, evidence is scarce in this aspect. Therefore, this study aimed to explore preferences for accessing Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services from the perspective of adolescents and health care providers in the South Ethiopia Regional State.

Methods

A phenomenological qualitative study was conducted from September 04 to October 15, 2023. Seven Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and ten Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) were conducted with purposively selected seventy-five adolescents and ten healthcare providers respectively. A semi-struct

SUBMITTER: Sidamo NB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11616883 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature