Adolescent mothers’ knowledge and perceptions of contraceptives in Tshwane, South Africa

Adolescent mothers’ knowledge and perceptions of contraceptives in Tshwane, South Africa

This descriptive quantitative survey attempted to identify reasons why adolescent mothers (aged 19 or younger at the birth of their babies) failed to utilise contraceptive, emergency contraceptive and/or termination of pregnancy (TOP) services. Opsomming Hierdie beskrywende kwantitatiewe opname...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	V J Ehlers
Format:	Article
Language:	Afrikaans
Published:	AOSIS 2003-11-01
Series:	Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Online Access:	https://hsag.co.za/index.php/hsag/article/view/112

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