Improving educational and reproductive outcomes for adolescent mothers in South Africa: A cross-sectional analysis towards realising policy goals

J Jochim, L Cluver, L Sidloyi, J Kelly… - Global Public …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Adolescent mothers face numerous challenges. This study aimed to address the
operationalisation of the new South African national policy for young mothers by testing the …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Prevention of adolescent pregnancy in Anglophone sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review of national policies

BO Ahinkorah, M Kang, L Perry… - International journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Despite the existence of preventive policies across sub-Saharan Africa,
countries within the sub-region lead global rankings for rates of adolescent pregnancy. The …

Policy commitments vs. lived realities of young pregnant women and mothers in school, Western Cape, South Africa

S Ngabaza, T Shefer - Reproductive Health Matters, 2013 - Elsevier
Reproductive rights in South Africa continue to be undermined for young women who fall
pregnant and become mothers while still at school. Before 1994, exclusionary practices …

School-based interventions into effects of school girl pregnancy on teaching and learning in Mopani District, Limpopo Province, South Africa

RN Mathebula - 2019 - univendspace.univen.ac.za
This study sought to establish the impact of interventions employed by schools to support the
teaching and learning of pregnant and parenting learners (PPLs) in the Mopani district of …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and associated factors of adolescent pregnancy (15–19 years) in East Africa: a multilevel analysis

MG Worku, ZT Tessema, AB Teshale… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Adolescent pregnancy is a major public health problem both in developed and
developing countries with huge consequences to maternal health and pregnancy outcomes …

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 …

Education sector response to early and unintended pregnancy: A review of country experiences in sub-Saharan Africa

H Birungi, CC Undie, I MacKenzie, A Katahoire… - 2015 - knowledgecommons.popcouncil.org
Abstract In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), early and unintended pregnancy leads to a colossal
loss of educational opportunities for girls. Existing studies that show associations between …

Childbearing and schooling: New evidence from South Africa

S Madhavan, KJA Thomas - Comparative Education Review, 2005 - journals.uchicago.edu
Many researchers have investigated the relation between educational attainment and
childbearing among girls who become pregnant while in school. The predominant view is …

[HTML][HTML] Pregnancy and early motherhood among adolescents in five East African countries: a multi-level analysis of risk and protective factors

YD Wado, EA Sully, JN Mumah - BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2019 - Springer
Background Adolescent pregnancy remains a major challenge in both developed and
developing countries. Early and unintended pregnancies among adolescents are …