Adolescent pregnancies are high-risk obstetric occurrences with far-reaching implications for these mothers' education, employment, general wellbeing and health. Adolescent motherhood could imply lifelong poverty. With ...

The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the contributory factors to the high teenage pregnancy rate within a district hospital in the Ehlanzeni district of the Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Quantitative, ...

This study assessed the intentions with regard to fertility and use of contraception by women living with HIV/AIDS. The study was a quantitative cross-sectional study on a sample of 362 HIV-positive women in the ART follow-up ...

The purpose of this study was to explore possible problems associated with pregnancy amongst student nurses in the Northern Province, and to determine whether their studies were adversely affected by their pregnancies. ...

In sub-Saharan Africa, the utilisation of youth-friendly health services (YFHSs) remains unsatisfactory among the youth despite global agreements concerning their importance. The aim of this study was to develop strategies ...