This paper explores reproductive decision-making among young women in South Africa's
informal settlements and considers whether and how agency and social norm theory inform …

Progress in adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) remains unequal: adolescent
pregnancies are more likely to occur in marginalised communities, or in very poor …

This article explores heterosexual childfree women's decisions and the ways in which they
negotiate their childfree identity in the context of pronatalist expectations. A convenience …

This paper investigates the impact of the Stepping Stones Creating Futures (SSCF)
intervention on young women in informal settlements in eThekwini, South Africa …

Aim This study explored adolescent experiences and coping strategies for unintended
pregnancy in two informal settlements—Viwandani and Korogocho—in Nairobi, Kenya …

In this analysis, we draw on qualitative data to examine the management of non-marital
fertility among young women in two rural, Black communities situated in different provinces …

Abstract Background Rural areas of South Africa face persistently high teenage and
premarital childbearing rates, reflecting a lack of or inconsistent use of modern …

ABSTRACT Background: The South African development goals for young women aged 15
to 24 are to reduce HIV incidence, teenage pregnancy and gender-based violence, and to …

Objectives Despite significant public health emphasis on unintended pregnancy prevention
among adolescent girls and young women in Sub-Saharan Africa, there is a gap in …

Childbearing is an important life course event and a decision to give birth has significant
implication in contemporary society, especially if it occurs before the completion of schooling …