%0 Journal Article
%T Experiences of Girls with Hearing Impairment in Accessing Reproductive Health Care Services in Ibadan, Nigeria
%A OS Arulogun
%A MA Titiloye
%A NB Afolabi
%A OE Oyewole
%A OGB Nwaorgu
%J African Journal of Reproductive Health
%D 2013
%I Women's Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC)
%X Delivery of health services to people with hearing impairment is poorly understood in Nigeria and limited research has been done to throw more light on the process involved. This study described experiences of 167 girls with hearing impairment in accessing reproductive health services in Ibadan using a validated questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression were used to analyze the data. Almost 95.0% of respondents had ever visited health facility for reproductive health issues. Of these 6.2% and 4.6% went for treatment of STIs and pregnancy termination respectively; 36.7% were embarrassed to ask questions in the presence of an interpreter, communication (40.5%) and cost (10.8%) were key barriers to access and 85.6% would use facility if hearing impairment-friendly services are provided. Respondents who were currently working were 20 times more likely to receive services they wanted (OR=20.29, CI=1.05-392.16). Availability of certified interpreters and ensuring confidentiality are key to effective service delivery for the hearing impaired. R¨¦sum¨¦ La prestation des services de sant¨¦ aux personnes atteintes de d¨¦ficience auditive est mal comprise au Nig¨¦ria et il n¡¯y a pas eu assez de recherche faite pour jeter plus de lumi¨¨re sur le processus impliqu¨¦. A l¡¯aide d¡¯un questionnaire valid¨¦, cette ¨¦tude d¨¦crit les exp¨¦riences de 167 filles atteintes de d¨¦ficience auditive, face ¨¤ l'acc¨¨s aux services de sant¨¦ de la reproduction, ¨¤ Ibadan. Les statistiques descriptives et de r¨¦gression logistique binaire ont ¨¦t¨¦ utilis¨¦es pour analyser les donn¨¦es. Pr¨¨s de 95,0% des interview¨¦es avaient d¨¦j¨¤ visit¨¦ un ¨¦tablissement de sant¨¦ pour les questions de sant¨¦ de la reproduction. Parmi elles, 6,2% et 4,6% sont all¨¦es pour le traitement des ISTs et l'interruption de grossesse, respectivement; 36,7% ¨¦taient g¨ºn¨¦es de poser des questions ¨¤ la pr¨¦sence d'un interpr¨¨te ; la communication (40,5%) et le co t (10,8%) ¨¦taient les principaux obstacles ¨¤ l'acc¨¨s et 85,6% se serviront des ¨¦tablissements de sant¨¦ si les services adapt¨¦s ¨¤ la d¨¦ficience auditive sont assur¨¦s. Les interview¨¦es qui travaillent actuellement ¨¦taient 20 fois plus susceptibles de recevoir des services qu'ils voulaient (OR = 20,29, IC = 1,05 ¨¤ 392,16). La disponibilit¨¦ des interpr¨¨tes certifi¨¦s et l¡¯assurance de la confidentialit¨¦ sont essentielles ¨¤ la prestation efficace des services pour les personnes atteintes de d¨¦ficience auditive.
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