Attitudes, perceptions and understanding amongst teenagers regarding teenage pregnancy, sexuality and contraception in Taung

South African Family Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 563-572

  Kanku, T ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Contraception; Sexuality; Teenage pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GUILT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INFERTILITY; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PEER PRESSURE; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY RATE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 79952925972     PISSN: 20786190     EISSN: 20786204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2010.10874048     Document Type: Article

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