Table 4: Demographic characteristics of caregivers

3.0 PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF RESULTS

The overriding purpose of this study was to assess the impact of Covid 19 response on young people’s access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) services and information with a particular emphasis on vulnerable populations. This Chapter presents the results of this investigation and is organized in key sections in tandem with the objectives of the study. Section One presents the socio-demographic characteristics of participants, Section Two is on Availability, Access to and Utilization of SRH services, Section 3 is on the Role of district and community leaders in promoting access to and utilization of SRHR services; and Section 4 is on the Effect of COVID-19 response measures on the livelihoods of households. The last Section presents the recommendations and draws conclusions from the study.

3.1 Respondents’ demographic characteristics

This study sought views from two primary categories of respondents namely young people (10-24 years) and their caregivers in selected households. These demographic characteristics such as age, level of education, religious belief etc. are important determinants of healthseeking behaviours. Table 4 below presents the demographic characteristics of interviewed caregivers, while those of young people are shown in table 5.

Table 4: Demographic characteristics of caregivers

Age

Sex

Education Characteristic

Below 25 yrs 25 to 30 yrs 31 to 49 yrs 50 yrs and above 4.40 14.65 54.21 26.74 12 40 148 73

Male Female

Never Attended School Primary Primary Secondary ‘O’ level Secondary ‘A’ level University 19.78 80.22

15.02 62.27 20.51 1.83 0.37

no (N=273)

54 219

41 170 56 5 1

As observed above, more than half (54.21%) of the caregivers interviewed were aged 31-49 years, followed by those aged fifty and above, representing slightly more than a quarter (26.74%) of all caregivers interviewed. The proportion of caregivers below 24 years was only 4.4%. In terms of sex, the majority of the caregivers interviewed were female, accounting for 80.22%, while the males were close to a fifth (19.78%) of the total caregiver sample. By level of education, caregivers of primary level (62.27%) were the majority respondents, followed by secondary O’level (20.51%). Caregivers who had never gone to school were 15.02%, while only one caregiver had a university education.