Dataset for sexual and reproductive health literacy and service utilization among young people in southwest Nigeria
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The dataset contains the data of 1096 young adults who were assessed for their levels of sexual and reproductive health literacy (SRHL) and the utilization of SRH services. Background information obtained include age, religion, and educational status, among others. The history of sexual activity was also elicited. The SHRL was assessed with an adapted version of the standardises validated health literacy questionnaire (HLQ) which have 44 questions (HLQ1 – HLQ44). Responses to HLQ1 to 23 are scored on a 4-point likert scale ranging from “strongly agree”(1) to “strongly agree”(4) while responses to HLQ24 to 44 were scored on a 5-point likert scale from ‘always difficult’(1) to ‘always easy’(5). The utilization of SRH services was assessed by asking if respondents has ever visited a health facility for SRH care (srh_utilization). Respondents ticked the specific SRH care or service they obtained from a list provided.
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The study employed a descriptive cross-sectional research design to assess SRH literacy and facility use among young people in Osun State, Southwest region of Nigeria. The sample was selected from 1) in-school young people (18 - 24 years) drawn from private and public universities and 2) out-of-school young people drawn from the community. Osun state was randomly selected out of six states in Southwestern Nigeria. A multistage sampling was used in the selection of the participants. Data was collected with the aid of a structured self-administered questionnaire which had three sections: 1) Socio-demographic information 2) Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) and 3) SRH services utilization. Health Literacy Questionnaire: SRH literacy was assessed with an adapted version of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ), a standardized and validated multidimensional tool. It contains a total of 44 items and measures nine (9) independent domains which described the ability of individuals to access, understand, and make effective use of health information and services. The service utilization section asked if respondents have ever visited a healthcare provider or facility to access any SRH service such as: contraceptive counselling and/or uptake, voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV, cervical cancer screening, cervical cancer screening vaccination, screening or treatment for STIs, abortion or post-abortion care, pre-marital counselling or screening, pre-natal or ante-natal care or any other SRH-related counselling or care.