Key normative, legal, and policy considerations for supporting pregnant and postpartum adolescents in high HIV-burden settings: a critical analysis

CA Laurenzi, E Toska, R Tallarico, L Sherr… - Sexual and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Rates of adolescent pregnancy within sub-Saharan Africa are increasing. Adolescent
mothers ages 10–19 years face a distinct set of risks to their own and their children's health …

School attendance and sexual and reproductive health outcomes among adolescent girls in Kenya: a cross-sectional analysis

SS Thirugnanasampanthar, L Embleton… - Reproductive health, 2023 - Springer
Background Given the high burden of adverse sexual and reproductive health outcomes
(SRH) and low levels of school attendance among adolescent girls in Kenya, this study …

[PDF][PDF] The teenage pregnancy crisis in South Africa among high school students, causes, implications and possible solutions: A literature review

L Mbongwa, S Mpanza, VH Mlambo - Futurity Education, 2024 - researchgate.net
The objective of this paper was to examine the causes, implications, and possible solutions
to the teenage pregnancy crisis in South African high schools. The paper employed a …

“My father insisted that I have the baby but not in his house”: Adolescent pregnancy, social exclusion and (dis) empowerment of girls in an urban informal settlement in …

BN Machoka, CW Kabiru, AI Ajayi - PLOS Global Public Health, 2024 - journals.plos.org
While the drivers of adolescent pregnancy are widely studied, few studies have examined
the social exclusions associated with early and unintended pregnancy. Drawing data from a …

Challenges in the Prevention and Management of Adolescent Pregnancy and School Dropout by Adolescent Mothers in South Africa

T Twalo - Research in Educational Policy and Management, 2024 - repamjournal.org
Owing to the social, economic, health, educational and psychological implications of
adolescent pregnancy, there had been many attempts to stop this phenomenon. These …

The profile of adolescent patients presenting to a tertiary maternal mental health clinic

LM Cooke, S Moodley, L Paruk - South African Journal of Psychiatry, 2023 - ajol.info
Background: Between March 2021 and April 2022, there were 90 037 documented
adolescent pregnancies in South Africa. Statistics SA reports that this number is growing …

Achieving the health and well-being Sustainable Development Goals among adolescent mothers and their children in South Africa: Cross-sectional analyses of a …

E Toska, W Saal, J Chen Charles, C Wittesaele… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a visionary and multi-sectoral agenda for
human development. With less than a decade left to reach these targets, it is important to …

[PDF][PDF] Pregnancy Psychosocial Outcomes on Adolescent Girls at Dakodwamu a Suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, Ghana

AE Boakye - International Journal of Psychological and Brain …, 2024 - researchgate.net
Adolescent pregnancy is a social and public health concern in Ghana, with high prevalence
in some regions in the country, including the Ashanti Region, particularly at Dakodwamu …

Relationship between selected socio-cultural factors and enrolment of girls in rural public primary schools in Samburu County, Kenya

R Lanyasunya, B Tikoko… - Journal of Humanities …, 2023 - journals.editononline.com
This study sought to examine the relationship between selected socio-cultural factors and
the enrolment of girls in rural public primary schools in Samburu County, Kenya. The …

[PDF][PDF] Seydina Aboubakry Cisse

R Huijsmans, PI Van Staveren - 2023 - thesis.eur.nl
First and foremost, I am deeply grateful to God Almighty for giving me strength, health
throughout my studies and research paper's journey in the Netherlands. I am also …