Factors associated with sexual and reproductive health service utilisation in high migration communities in six Southern African countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Migration among women has significant health consequences on their access to and utilisation of health services, particularly sexual and reproductive health services. Despite the large quantity of research on migrant health, there is a paucity of research on the factors associated with utilization of modern methods of contraception, intimate partner violence services and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) referral services among non-migrants, internal and international migrant women. Consequently, understanding the factors associated with utilisation of SRH services among women in Southern Africa motivates this study.

Methods

The study uses secondary data from a cross sectional survey conducted in 2018. Logistic regression models were fitted to investigate the f

SUBMITTER: Chawhanda C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9063360 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature