Impact of the health bazaar initiative on sexual and reproductive health service use in Ethiopia
The study highlights that individual factors, particularly participation in SRH discussions, are major drivers of service use, while community-based interventions such as the Health Bazaar program further enhance uptake. Age and marital status also shape service-seeking behaviour, underscoring the need for tailored approaches for different subgroups. The Health Bazaar intervention notably improved SRH service utilization, family planning uptake, and maternal health access in Ethiopia, demonstrating the potential of this community-driven model for scaling up in similar low-resource settings.
Authors
- Wendemagegn Enbiale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0692-850X)
- Sintayehu Abebe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0326-9585)
- Misrak Makonnen
- Zewdie Aderaw Alemu
- Mhiret Ayele
- Woldu Kidane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7253-9617)
- Virginia Stulz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0275-8531)
- Muluken Dessalegn Muluneh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9105-6629)
- Andrea Rossetti
- Geteneh Moges
- Makida Birhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6779-800X)
Institutions
- St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (ET)
- Arba Minch University (ET)
- Bahir Dar University (ET)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Reproductive Health
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-025-02218-4
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00