Who goes back to school after birth? Factors associated with postpartum school return among adolescent mothers in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

J Jochim, F Meinck, E Toska, K Roberts… - Global public …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Early motherhood can negatively impact health, educational, and socio-economic outcomes
for adolescent mothers and their children. Supporting adolescent mothers' educational …

Staying on track or falling behind? Factors associated with pre-and post-pregnancy schooling among adolescent mothers in South Africa

J Jochim - 2021 - ora.ox.ac.uk
Background: Adolescent birth rates remain high in Sub-Saharan Africa where about 20% of
women under the age of 20 have had their first pregnancy. Despite global concerns about …

When do adolescent mothers return to school? Timing across rural and urban South Africa

J Jochim, AK Groves, LD Cluver - South African Medical Journal, 2020 - samj.org.za
While adolescent mothers' postpartum return to school offers long-term benefits, returning
too early in the absence of sufficient support may impede the healthy development of their …

Pathways to school completion for young mothers: Are we winning the fight?

N Pillay - South African Journal of Child Health, 2018 - journals.co.za
Background. Policy initiatives in South Africa are directed at promoting the educational and
developmental outcomes of girls and young women (age 15-24 years). These include …

Which factors affect postpartum educational enrollment of adolescent mothers in South Africa? A latent class analysis

J Jochim, F Meinck, KJ Steventon Roberts… - Psychology, health & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Interrupted education of adolescent mothers remains a major concern, but limited evidence-
based programming exists to support postpartum schooling of this group. This study aimed …

A mixed-methods study of resilience and return to school among adolescent mothers in South Africa

AK Groves, LT Gebrekristos… - Global Public …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Up to two-thirds of South African adolescent mothers drop out of school, which increases
their HIV risk and other poor health outcomes. Despite variability in adolescent mothers' …

Expanding access to secondary school education for teenage mothers in Kenya: A baseline study report

CC Undie, H Birungi, G Odwe, F Obare - 2015 - knowledgecommons.popcouncil.org
Abstract Carried out in Homa Bay County, Kenya, this study provides a baseline assessment
involving the following data collection components: a household survey with out-of-school …

Pregnancy‐related school dropout and prior school performance in KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa

MJ Grant, KK Hallman - Studies in family planning, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This study uses data from KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa, to examine the factors associated
with schoolgirl pregnancy and subsequent educational pathways. We find that prior …

[HTML][HTML] Learner pregnancy in South Africa's Eastern Cape: The Factors affecting adolescent girls' school withdrawal during pregnancy

J Jochim, LD Cluver, F Meinck - International Journal of Educational …, 2021 - Elsevier
An early pregnancy often puts an end to a girls' education. However, few studies have
investigated which factors affect adolescents' school discontinuation during pregnancy. This …

Pregnancy-related school dropout and prior school performance in South Africa

MJ Grant, K Hallman - 2006 - knowledgecommons.popcouncil.org
Using data collected in 2001 in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, this working paper examines
the factors associated with schoolgirl pregnancy, as well as the likelihood of school dropout …