Access to family planning services and associated factors among young people in Lira city northern Uganda

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Knowledge and attitudes of young people regarding perceived access to family planning services in Northern Uganda

Items	Frequency (n)	Percentage (%)
Aware of availability of family planning services
No	169	30.6
Yes	384	69.4
Knowledge of at least three family planning methods
No	12	2.2
Yes	541	97.8
Knowledge of health facility that offers FP services
No	135	24.4
Yes	418	75.6
Knowledge of health facility that offers abortion services
No	342	61.8
Yes	211	38.2
Knowledge of health facility that offers STIs services
No	131	23.7
Yes	422	76.3
Knowledge of health facility that offers HIV VCT services
No	145	26.2
Yes	408	73.8
Knowledge on how to prevent pregnancy
No	59	10.7
Yes	494	89.3
Knowledge on the rights of young people
No	134	24.2
Yes	419	75.8
Knowledge of the sexual and reproductive rights of young people
No	169	30.6
Yes	384	69.4
Overall knowledge
Poor	203	36.7
Good	350	63.3
FP services are supposed to be used by only married people
No	109	19.7
Yes	444	80.3
Information at the health facility is kept confidential
No	53	9.6
Yes	500	90.4
I can choose my own partners
No	13	2.4
Yes	540	97.6
I can decide on using FP method
No	366	66.2
Yes	187	33.8
I can access FP services whenever I want
No	108	19.5
Yes	445	80.5
There is not enough privacy at the health facility
No	234	42.3
Yes	319	57.7
I fear being embarrassed at the health facility
No	329	59.5
Yes	224	40.5
I fear being mistreated by staff at the health facility
No	126	22.8
Yes	427	77.2
Overall attitude to FP services
Good	307	55.5
Poor	246	44.5

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