Background: Youth is a decisive age that shapes the direction of their life and that of their family. However, due to the host of biological, social, and economic factors, youth Industry Park workers can be at high risk of adverse sexual and reproductive health outcomes. Therefore, assessing youth sexual and reproductive health service utilization and associated factors among youth workers is very crucial for timely intervention to their gaps.

Objective: This study aimed to assess sexual and reproductive health service utilization and associated factors among youth workers working at Kombolcha Industry Park Kombolcha, Northeast Ethiopia, 2023.

Methods: An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted at Kombolcha Industry Park, Kombolcha, among a total of 422 youth workers from 1 January to 30 January 2023. A simple random sampling technique was used to access a total of 422 youth workers in Kombolcha Industry Park. The data were collected using pre-test, structured, and interviewer-administered questionnaires. Data were entered into Epi Data version 3.1 and were exported to SPSS version 26 for analysis. Bi-variable and multivariable binary logistic regression analyses were performed. Adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence interval was estimated to measure the strength of the association. The level of statistical significance was declared at a p value of less than 0.05.

Results: Overall utilization of reproductive health services was 45.50%. Being married [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 5.76, 95% CI (2.94, 11.25)], near distance of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) facility to home [AOR = 2.57, 95% CI (1.60, 4.14)], having good knowledge [AOR = 9.23 95%CI (4.88, 17.44)], and good attitude about SRH [AOR = 2.06 95% CI (1.29, 3.28)] were significantly associated with youth SRHs utilization.

Conclusion: Youth sexual and reproductive health service utilization among youth workers of Kombolcha Industry Park was low. Ensuring SRHs availability and accessibility, empowering youth with knowledge of SRHs, and advocating sexual and reproductive health services to develop a good attitude might be important in improving reproductive health service utilization. Future researchers should address segments of the population other than Kombolcha Industry Park.

Keywords: Industry Park; health; reproductive; sexual; youth.

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背景: 青年是塑造他们及其家庭生活方向的关键时期。然而，由于生物、社会和经济因素的综合作用，工业园区内的年轻工人可能面临不利性与生殖健康结果的风险。因此，评估年轻工人的性与生殖健康服务利用情况及相关的因素对于及时干预其不足之处非常重要。

目的: 本研究旨在评估2023年在埃塞俄比亚东北部孔博尔查工业园区工作的青年工人中性与生殖健康服务的利用情况及相关因素。

方法: 一项基于机构的横断面研究于2023年1月1日至30日在孔博尔查工业园区内进行，调查了总计422名青年工人。使用简单随机抽样技术访问了该园区内的422名青年工人。数据通过预测试、结构化和访谈员管理的问卷收集。数据输入Epi Data版本3.1，并导出至SPSS版本26进行分析。进行了二元及多变量二元逻辑回归分析，估计调整后的比值比及其95%置信区间以测量关联强度。统计显著性的水平设定为p值小于0.05。

结果: 总体上，生殖健康服务的利用率为45.50%。结婚状态 [调整后的比值比 (AOR) = 5.76, 95% CI (2.94, 11.25)]、性与生殖健康（SRH）设施距离家庭近 [AOR = 2.57, 95% CI (1.60, 4.14)]、具有良好的知识 [AOR = 9.23 95%CI (4.88, 17.44)] 和对 SRH 具有良好态度 [AOR = 2.06 95% CI (1.29, 3.28)] 显著与青年 SRH 利用相关。

结论: 孔博尔查工业园区年轻工人的性与生殖健康服务利用情况较低。确保 SRH 的可获得性和可及性、增强年轻人对 SRH 知识的掌握以及倡导性与生殖健康服务以培养良好态度，可能是提高生殖健康服务利用率的重要措施。未来的研究人员应关注除孔博尔查工业园区之外的人口群体。

关键词: 工业区；健康；生殖；性；青年。

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