Barriers to adolescents' access and utilisation of reproductive health services in a community in north-western nigeria: A qualitative exploratory study in primary care
| dc.contributor.author | Mohamed, Suraya | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nmadu, Awawu Grace | |
| dc.contributor.author | Usman, Nafisat Ohunene | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-08T07:06:38Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-01-08T07:06:38Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description.abstract | There is a dearth of qualitative studies exploring in-depth barriers that adolescents face in accessing and utilising reproductive health services (RHS) in Nigerian primary healthcare centres. Aim: This study explored the barriers hindering adolescents' access to and utilisation of RHS in primary healthcare centres. Setting: This study was conducted in three primary healthcare centres in Kaduna North Local government area, Nigeria. Methods: This study used an exploratory descriptive qualitative design. Fourteen adolescents and three RHS providers were selected and interviewed. The data collection methods included individual in-depth interviews with adolescents and key informant interviews with service providers. Interviews were conducted between January 2017 and April 2017. Thematic content analysis was used to analyse the data. Results: This study identified three thematic barriers to adolescent's utilisation of RHS. These included individual, social and health system barriers. Individual factors included the following: inadequate knowledge about RHS and poor attitudes of adolescents towards RHS; social factors such as parental influence, community and religious norms, financial constraints and stigma; and health system factors such as poor attitudes of service providers and inconvenient health facility opening hours hindered adolescents from utilising RHS. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Mohamed, S. et al. (2020). Barriers to adolescents' access and utilisation of reproductive health services in a community in north-western nigeria: A qualitative exploratory study in primary care. African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine, 12(12),a2307 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2071-2936 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | 10.4102/PHCFM.V12I1.2307 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/5611 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd | en_US |
| dc.subject | Access and utilisation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Adolescents | en_US |
| dc.subject | Nigeria | en_US |
| dc.subject | Sexual and reproductive health services | en_US |
| dc.subject | Barriers | en_US |
| dc.title | Barriers to adolescents' access and utilisation of reproductive health services in a community in north-western nigeria: A qualitative exploratory study in primary care | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |