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Barriers to accessing maternal health care amongst pregnant adolescents in South Africa: a qualitative study
(Springer Nature, 2020)
This study explores the barriers to accessing antenatal care (ANC) services amongst pregnant adolescents within a particular community of South Africa. Methods: An exploratory qualitative design was applied to examine the ...
Body image and the double burden of nutrition among South Africans from diverse sociodemographic backgrounds: SANHANES-1
(MDPI, 2020)
This study investigated the associations between underweight, obesity and body image (BI) among 15+ year-old South Africans with diverse socio-demographic backgrounds. A cross-sectional survey and the analyses of data for ...
Are rhetorical commitments to adolescents refected in planning documents? An exploratory content analysis of adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Global Financing Facility country plans
(BMC, 2021)
The Global Financing Facility (GFF) offers an opportunity to close the financing gap that holds back gains in women, children's and adolescent health. However, very little work exists examining GFF practice, particularly ...
Democratic South Africa at 25 – A conceptual framework and narrative review of the social and structural determinants of adolescent health
(Springer Nature, 2021)
Twenty-five years into South Africa’s constitutional democracy provides an opportunity to take stock of the social
and structural determinants of adolescent health. Those born in democratic South Africa, commonly known ...
Policy foundations for transformation: A gender analysis of adolescent health policy documents in South Africa
(Oxford University Press, 2021)
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the United Nations Global Strategy (2016-30) emphasize that all women, children and adolescents 'survive, thrive and transform'. A key element of this global policy framework ...