Risk factors of sexual and reproductive health problems, service utilization, and its challenges among street youths in East Gojjam zone, North West Ethiopia: exploratory qualitative study

Abstract Background: Children on the streets are still vulnerable to early and unsafe sexual experiences. Having multiple sexual partners and the limited use of condoms were major risk factors for the spread of sexually transmitted diseases among youths in Ethiopia. Objective: This study aimed to explore the risk factors of sexual and reproductive health problems, service utilization, and challenges among street youths in the East Gojjam Zone. Method: A phenomenological study design was employed on street youths residing in the