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Perceptions of teenage pregnancy among South African adolescents

Kelvin Mwaba
Health SA Gesondheid | Vol 5, No 3 | a35 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v5i3.35 | © 2000 Kelvin Mwaba | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 23 October 2000 | Published: 24 October 2000

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Kelvin Mwaba, University of the North-West, South Africa

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Teenage pregnancy has been viewed as a social problem that has implications for the development and empowerment of women in South Africa. This study sought to determine the attitudes, perceptions and beliefs of a group of South African adolescents regarding teenage pregnancy.

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