Reproductive health service utilization and associated factors among youths in Dilla town, Southern Ethiopia, 2017.

Abstract Objective Youth make significant proportion of the population in Ethiopian. They have unique health related needs and wellbeing as they transition from childhood to adulthood. As a result they are involved to a variety of risky sexual behavior and face a lot of challenges. However, utilization of reproductive health service among youth is still low .Therefore the objective of this study was assessing reproductive health service utilization and associated factors among youths in Dilla town, Southern Ethiopia, 2017. Results Prevalence of reproductive health service utilization among youth was 34% (95%CI: 17.2-29.1). Predicator for utilization of reproductive health service among youth were, peer educators [AOR = 3.12, 95 % CI (5.76, 8.3)] youth club [AOR = 2.78,95 % CI (3.67, 9.11)], school min-media [AOR = 1.79, 95 % CI (1.00, 3.19) and approach of providers [AOR = 4.11, 95 % CI (5.54, 11.23)] were associated with utilization of reproductive health service.