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Nurses' perceptions of adolescents accessing and utilizing sexual and reproductive healthcare services in Cape Town, South Africa: a qualitative study
(Elsevier, 2019)
Background: In Sub-Saharan Africa access to and utilization of sexual and reproductive
healthcare is unsatisfactory. Consequently, rates of teenage pregnancy and unsafe abortions among
adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa, ...
Healthcare workers’ beliefs, motivations and behaviours affecting adequate provision of sexual and reproductive healthcare services to adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa: a qualitative study
(BioMed Central, 2018)
BACKGROUND: Adolescents’ sexual and reproductive healthcare (SRH) needs have been prioritized globally, and they
have the rights to access and utilize SRH services for their needs. However, adolescents under-utilize SRH ...
Teenage pregnancy rates and associations with other health risk behaviours: a threewave cross-sectional study among South African school-going adolescents
(BioMed Central, 2016)
BACKGROUND: Teenage pregnancy still remains high in low and middle-income countries (LMIC), as well as in highincome
countries (HIC). It is a major contributor to maternal and child morbidity and mortality rates. Furthermore, ...
Prevalence of tobacco use among adults in South Africa: Results from the first South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2015)
Smoking is one of the major preventable causes of
disease and premature death globally.[1] Tobacco is
the second leading risk factor for the global burden
of disease, accounting for 6.3% of disability-adjusted
life-years ...