Much has been made recently in South Africa about the increase in teenage pregnancies in the ... research shows that adolescent maternal and pregnancy-related mortality is lower than adult ...

Teenage pregnancies in South Africa have reached concerning levels ... the serious risks these young girls encounter when becoming pregnant at such an early age. Professor Ismail Bhorat, the ...

Maimela said teenage pregnancy remained a significant challenge in South Africa and profoundly affected the lives of young ...

The problems of teenage pregnancy arise from individual ... Neloufar Khan is from the Department of Social Development, South Africa. AllAfrica publishes around 500 reports a day from more ...

Sixteen-year-old Thandi is four months pregnant and among a jump in teenage pregnancies that are up 21 percent across South Africa in recent years, also raising fears of increased HIV infections ...

Teenage pregnancy is a big problem in South Africa. It is a particularly pernicious problem in rural areas, where young girls hoping to escape poverty make easy prey for older men, known here as ...

In a recent study we sought to understand the factors that contribute to teenage pregnancies in South Africa. To do so we interviewed 20 young women. They were either pregnant for the first time ...

It is estimated about 10 percent of annual pregnancies in South Africa are teenage women. Tina fell pregnant at the age of 17, with no sense of direction and being a child herself, she decided she ...

Some of the causes of teenage pregnancy are sexual abuse and lack of sex education ... However, given the significant number of teenage pregnancies in South Africa, it can be challenging to comprehend ...

For example, girls who become pregnant often drop out of school, limiting their future economic opportunities and perpetuating a cycle of poverty. South Africa recorded increased rates of teenage ...

In a recent study we sought to understand the factors that contribute to teenage pregnancies in South Africa. To do so we interviewed 20 young women. They were either pregnant for the first time ...

Sugar daddies' and HIV Teenage pregnancy is a big problem in South Africa. It is a particularly pernicious problem in rural areas, where young girls hoping to escape poverty make easy prey for ...