Background Adolescents experiencing multiple vulnerabilities, including poverty, curtailed
education, transactional sex and early childbearing, are at risk of poor mental health. In …

Abstract Background Adolescent mothers in Zimbabwe often experience stigma, isolation,
and lack coping skills and resources to successfully navigate motherhood. Social isolation …

Teenage pregnancy rates in Uganda are among the highest in sub-Saharan Africa. Child
marriage is often the result of unmarried teenage pregnancy and is recognised by Uganda's …

Objective The key objective of this paper is to provide a phenomenological account of the
mental health challenges and experiences of adolescent new mothers. We explore the role …

Objectives Social isolation and stigma contribute to poor mental health outcomes.
Adolescent mothers in Zimbabwe often experience isolation and stigma, lacking social …

Mothering in the context of a South African high-risk community has undue complexities.
Apart from the compounding risks for families and the reality of many “poverty traps,” when …

Background Adolescent pregnancies present a great public health burden in Kenya and
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNFPA, Motherhood in Childhood: Facing the challenge of Adolescent …

Objective This study examines the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) among adolescents attending schools in several informal settlements …

Introduction Adolescence marks a transition of life from childhood to adulthood. Becoming a
mother during adolescence presents unique challenges that have a significant mental and …

Objectives: There is an increasing mental health disease burden in mothers with infants and
young children, especially in low-and middle-income countries such as Nigeria. Children of …