Adolescent mothers' perceptions of reproductive health services in  the Garankuwa area of South Africa

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dc.contributor.author	Ehlers, V.J.
dc.contributor.author	Maja, T.
dc.date.accessioned	2012-10-28T16:12:33Z
dc.date.available	2012-10-28T16:12:33Z
dc.date.issued	2001
dc.identifier.issn	1682 5055
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/6998
dc.description.abstract	The estimated number of babies born to adolescents younger than 16 in the Republic of South Africa (RSA) is approximately 17 000 (Mwaba 2000:30). These figures imply far reaching health, obstetric and social implications for the adolescent mothers, their babies,and their families, including their extended families. This exploratory quantitative survey attempted to identify which factors prevented adolescent mothers (aged 19 or younger at the birth of their babies) from using ontraceptive, emergency contraceptive and termination of pregnancy (TOP) services in the Garankuwa area of the RSA. All these services are provided free of charge at government hospitals and clinics throughout the RSA.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Unisa Press	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery;
dc.subject	adolescent mothers	en
dc.subject	teenage pregnancies	en
dc.subject	teenage motherhood	en
dc.subject	contraceptive use by teenagers	en
dc.title	Adolescent mothers' perceptions of reproductive health services in the Garankuwa area of South Africa	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.description.department	Health Studies	en