RESEARCH ARTICLE
Sexual, Reproductive Health Needs, and Rights of Young People in Slum Areas of Kampala, Uganda: A Cross Sectional Study Andre M. N. Renzaho1,2*, Joseph K. Kamara3, Nichole Georgeou1, Gilbert Kamanga4 1 Humanitarian and Development Research Initiative, School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2 Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 World Vision International, Southern Africa Regional Office, Mbabane, Hhohho, Swaziland, 4 World Vision Uganda, Kampala, Kampala City, Uganda
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Abstract Background
OPEN ACCESS Citation: Renzaho AMN, Kamara JK, Georgeou N, Kamanga G (2017) Sexual, Reproductive Health Needs, and Rights of Young People in Slum Areas of Kampala, Uganda: A Cross Sectional Study. PLoS ONE 12(1): e0169721. doi:10.1371/journal. pone.0169721 Editor: Massimo Ciccozzi, National Institute of Health, ITALY Received: October 5, 2016 Accepted: December 20, 2016
Young people in Uganda face various sexual and reproductive health risks, especially those living in urban slums. The aim of this study was to examine factors associated with comprehensive categories of sexual and reproductive health, including sexual behaviours; sexual education and access to contraceptive services; family planning; prevention of STDs; sexual consent as a right; gender based violence; as well as HIV testing, counselling, disclosure and support.
Methods The study was cross-sectional in design and was carried out in July 2014 in Makindye and Nakawa Divisions of Kampala City, Uganda. Using systematic random sampling, data were collected on 663 participants aged between 13 and 24 years in Kampala’s urban slums.
Published: January 20, 2017
Results
Copyright: © 2017 Renzaho et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Sixty two percent of participants reported having ever had sex and the mean age of sexual debut was 16 years (95%CI: 15.6, 16.4 years, range: 5–23 years). The odds of reporting ever having had sexual intercourse were higher among respondents living alone (OR: 2.75; 95%CI: 1.35, 5.61; p
Sexual, Reproductive Health Needs, and Rights of Young People in Slum Areas of Kampala, Uganda: A Cross Sectional Study Andre M. N. Renzaho1,2*, Joseph K. Kamara3, Nichole Georgeou1, Gilbert Kamanga4 1 Humanitarian and Development Research Initiative, School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2 Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 World Vision International, Southern Africa Regional Office, Mbabane, Hhohho, Swaziland, 4 World Vision Uganda, Kampala, Kampala City, Uganda
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Abstract Background
OPEN ACCESS Citation: Renzaho AMN, Kamara JK, Georgeou N, Kamanga G (2017) Sexual, Reproductive Health Needs, and Rights of Young People in Slum Areas of Kampala, Uganda: A Cross Sectional Study. PLoS ONE 12(1): e0169721. doi:10.1371/journal. pone.0169721 Editor: Massimo Ciccozzi, National Institute of Health, ITALY Received: October 5, 2016 Accepted: December 20, 2016
Young people in Uganda face various sexual and reproductive health risks, especially those living in urban slums. The aim of this study was to examine factors associated with comprehensive categories of sexual and reproductive health, including sexual behaviours; sexual education and access to contraceptive services; family planning; prevention of STDs; sexual consent as a right; gender based violence; as well as HIV testing, counselling, disclosure and support.
Methods The study was cross-sectional in design and was carried out in July 2014 in Makindye and Nakawa Divisions of Kampala City, Uganda. Using systematic random sampling, data were collected on 663 participants aged between 13 and 24 years in Kampala’s urban slums.
Published: January 20, 2017
Results
Copyright: © 2017 Renzaho et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Sixty two percent of participants reported having ever had sex and the mean age of sexual debut was 16 years (95%CI: 15.6, 16.4 years, range: 5–23 years). The odds of reporting ever having had sexual intercourse were higher among respondents living alone (OR: 2.75; 95%CI: 1.35, 5.61; p
