dc.contributor.author | Jonas, Kim | |
dc.contributor.author | Roman, Nicolette | |
dc.contributor.author | Reddy, Priscilla | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-10T09:09:19Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-08-10T09:09:19Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Jonas, K. et al. (2019). Nurses’ perceptions of adolescents accessing and utilizing sexual and reproductive healthcare services in Cape Town, South Africa: A qualitative study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 97, 84–93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.05.008 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0020-7489 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.05.008 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/6498 | |
dc.description.abstract | n Sub-Saharan Africa access to and utilization of sexual and reproductive healthcare isunsatisfactory. Consequently, rates of teenage pregnancy and unsafe abortions among adolescents inSub-Saharan Africa, including in South Africa remain a public health challenge. The aim of this study wasto explore nurses’ views on and perceptions of adolescent girls’ barriers and needs to accessing andutilizing sexual and reproductive healthcare services.Twenty-four purposively selected healthcare workers from nine public healthcare facilities inCape Town, South Africa participated in this qualitative descriptive study. Data were collected throughnine group discussions, and audio-recorded with hand-written notes taken during the discussions. Datawere analyzed using thematic analysis, following the Tesch’s eight steps for coding and analysingqualitative data. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.subject | Adolescents | en_US |
dc.subject | Behaviours | en_US |
dc.subject | Family planning | en_US |
dc.subject | Healthcare workers | en_US |
dc.subject | Compliance | en_US |
dc.title | Nurses’ perceptions of adolescents accessing and utilizing sexualand reproductive healthcare services in Cape Town, South Africa: A qualitative study | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |