Open Access<p>Does Youth-Friendly Service Intervention Reduce Risky Sexual Behavior in Unmarried Adolescents? A Comparative Study in West Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia</p>
Author(s) -
Alemtsehay Mekonnen Munea,
Getu Degu Alene,
Gurmesa Tura Debelew
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s254685
Subject(s) - reproductive health , demography , sexual behavior , psychology , logistic regression , intervention (counseling) , multilevel model , psychological intervention , medicine , developmental psychology , social psychology , population , sociology , psychiatry , machine learning , computer science
Risky sexual behavior established during adolescence adversely affect young people's health and well-being. Youth-friendly services (YFS) programs are believed to improve the sexual and reproductive health of adolescents. Little is known about the effect of YFS programs on adolescents' sexual behavior in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study assessed the sexual behavior of unmarried adolescents in YFS-program and nonprogram areas and factors contributing to their sexual behavior in West Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia.