Research Article

Reproductive Health Right Practice among Preparatory School Female Students of Assela Town, Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 5

Factors affecting knowledge of reproductive health rights among preparatory school female students, Assela, Ethiopia, 2015.

VariableKnow RHROdds ratio (OR)
No (%)Yes (%)COR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)

Know safe time of pregnancy
 Yes52 (23.0)174 (77.0)2.079 (1.340, 3.227)1.636 (1.006, 2.659)
 No64 (38.3)103 (61.7)11

Know ways of preventing unwanted pregnancy
 Yes89 (25.3)263 (74.7)5.699 (2.862, 11.349)3.277 (1.461, 7.351)
 No27 (65.9)14 (34.1)11

Problem of unsafe sex
 Yes100 (27.5)264 (72.5)3.600 (1.599, 8.103)1.688 (0.641, 4.443)
 No15 (57.7)11 (42.3)11

Know information about contraceptives
 Yes104 (27.9)269 (72.1)3.880 (1.542, 9.763)2.26 (0.80, 6.35)
 No12 (60.0)8 (40.0)11

Discussion on sexual and reproductive issues1.540 (0.953, 2.489)
 Yes51 (23.5)166 (76.5)1.906 (1.230, 2.955)
 No65 (36.9)111 (63.1)1

Have sexual partner currently
 Yes45 (25.3)133 (74.7)1.457 (0.937, 2.266)1.458 (0.896, 2.373)
 No71 (33.0)144 (67.0)11

Residence
 Rural54 (34.8)101 (65.2)11
 Urban62 (26.1)176 (73.9)1.518 (0.978, 2.355)1.533 (0.946, 2.484)

NB: COR = crude odds ratio, AOR = adjusted odds ratio; value <0.05, value <0.01.