Table 3 Background characteristics and knowledge and perceptions about the functionality of sexual and reproductive health services
Variable | Knowledge about SRH | Perception on SRH functionality | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sexual and reproductive health | Sexually transmitted infections | HIV/AIDS | |||
Mean | SD | ||||
379(94.3%) | 372(92.5%) | 390 (97.0%) | |||
Disability type | p = 0.752 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.005+ | p≤0.001a |  |
 Physically challenged | 94.7 | 87.1 | 94.1 | 13.1 | 3.8 |
 Visually impaired | 94.0 | 96.5 | 99.1 | 16.6 | 5.0 |
Age (Years) | p=0.242 | p=0.073+ | p = 0.013+ | p=0.565a |  |
 18–29 | 89.1 | 82.6 | 89.1 | 15.6 | 4.9 |
 30–39 | 94.9 | 92.4 | 97.5 | 14.9 | 4.7 |
 40–49 | 98.6 | 97.3 | 98.6 | 14.5 | 4.5 |
 50–59 | 93.7 | 94.4 | 100.0 | 15.0 | 5.0 |
 60 and above | 93.9 | 92.2 | 96.5 | 15.6 | 5.0 |
Sex | p=0.222 | p=0.865 | p = 0.248+ | p=0.128a |  |
 Female | 92.8 | 92.3 | 95.9 | 14.8 | 4.6 |
 Male | 95.6 | 92.8 | 98.1 | 15.5 | 5.1 |
Residence | p = 1.000+ | p = 0.960 | p = 0.016 | p=0.186a |  |
 Kumasi Metro | 94.1 | 92.6 | 98.1 | 15.0 | 5.0 |
 Offinso North | 94.9 | 92.4 | 92.4 | 15.8 | 4.4 |
 Level of education | p=0.075 | p=0.183+ | p = 0.042+ |  p< 0.001a |  |
 No formal education | 88.2 | 89.7 | 95.6 | 14.9 | 4.6 |
 Primary | 92.4 | 87.9 | 92.4 | 14.3 | 4.6 |
 Junior High School | 96.9 | 93.1 | 99.2 | 14.0 | 4.1 |
 Senior High School/Tertiary | 95.7 | 95.7 | 97.8 | 16.7 | 5.3 |
Religious affiliation | p = 0.318 | p = 0.367 | p = 1.00+ | p=0.752a |  |
 Christian | 94.7 | 93.0 | 96.9 | 15.1 | 4.8 |
 Non-Christian | 91.3 | 89.1 | 97.8 | 15.3 | 5.2 |
Marital status | p = 0.055+ | p = 0.221 | p = 0.605+ | p=0.752a |  |
 Never married | 90.7 | 88.7 | 95.9 | 15.2 | 4.8 |
 Married | 97.2 | 94.4 | 97.8 | 15.0 | 5.1 |
 Separated/Widowed/Divorced | 92.9 | 92.9 | 96.9 | 15.3 | 4.7 |
Ethnicity | p = 1.00+ | p = 0.073 | p = 1.00+ | p=0.429a |  |
 Akan | 94.2 | 93.6 | 97.0 | 15.2 | 4.9 |
 Non-Akan | 94.4 | 87.5 | 97.2 | 14.7 | 4.7 |
Employment | p = 0.004 | p = 0.415 | p = 0.572 | p = 0.355a |  |
 Not working | 90.9 | 91.5 | 96.5 | 15.4 | 5.1 |
 Working | 97.5 | 93.6 | 97.5 | 14.9 | 4.6 |
Income (GHC) | p = 0.022+ | p = 0.852 | p = 0.474+ | p ≤ 0.001a |  |
 0–99 | 91.1 | 91.6 | 96.1 | 16.1 | 5.0 |
 100–299 | 97.1 | 93.1 | 97.1 | 13.6 | 4.0 |
 300+  | 97.9 | 93.8 | 99.0 | 14.6 | 4.9 |
NHIS subscription | p = 0.166+  | p = 0.252+  | p = 1.000+  | p = 0.394a |  |
 No | 84.62 | 84.62 | 100.00 | 14 | 4.5 |
 Yes | 94.60 | 92.80 | 96.92 | 15.2 | 4.9 |
Duration to the nearest health facility | p = 0.685 | p = 0.168 | p = 0.438+ | p = 0.328a |  |
 Less than 30 min | 94.7 | 91.7 | 95.5 | 15.6 | 4.6 |
 30–59 min | 94.8 | 94.8 | 97.9 | 14.8 | 4.7 |
 60 and above minutes | 92.2 | 88.3 | 97.4 | 15.3 | 5.8 |