Knowledge, attitudes and practices about contraception amongst schoolgirls aged 12–14 years in two schools in King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality, Eastern Cape
Background: In South Africa the teenage fertility rate is high. About 42% of women have their sexual debut by 18 years of age and 5% by 15. These young women are also at risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Despite widespread availability of contraception, 18% of sexually active teenagers do not use any. Previous research on the knowledge of, attitudes to and practices of contraception by teenagers has focused on older adolescents. Objectives: This study explored knowledge, attitudes and practices about contraception amongst 12–14 yea... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2013 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp e1-e8 (2013) |
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Schlagwörter: | knowledge / attitudes / practice / contraception / adolescents / sexual behaviour / Medicine / R / Public aspects of medicine / RA1-1270 |
Sprache: | Englisch Französisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26862180 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v5i1.509 |