Views of teenagers towards teenage pregnancy in the Capricorn district, Limpopo province
Mushwana, Constance
Teenage pregnancy is one of the world’s major public health problems and contributes to the burden of unplanned childbirths among girls in the 10-to-19-year age cohorts. In response to this public health challenge, this study sought to gain more insightful understanding of the views of teenagers concerning teenage pregnancy in Capricorn District, Limpopo Province. A qualitative, explorative, and descriptive research approach was adopted, in terms of which 15 male and female teenagers aged 13-19 years were purposively sampled from the three purposively selected secondary schools located in the Polokwane Municipality of the Capricorn District.
Data were collected by means of in-depth individual interviews and analysed thematically. Three core themes emerged from the analysed data, namely: aggravating factors of teenage pregnancy, impact of teenage pregnancy, and approaches to teenage pregnancy reduction and prevention. The study’s recommendations largely focused on the national Departments of Health and Basic Education as key agents for improvements in current practices and approaches to thwart the scourge of teenage pregnancy. This study concludes that the increased number of teenage pregnancies is linked to many aggravating factors; Vuyimani bya tithugamama hi byi nwana bya swirhalanganyi swa rihanyu emisaveni hinkwayo. Nhlayo ya vana va vanhwanyana lava bihaka emirini exinkarhi ka malembe ya khume ku fika eka khumekaye yi tlakukile swinene. Swikolo swinharhu eka xifundza ntsongo xa Capricorn, eka xifundzankulu xa Limpopo, e Africa Dzonga swi kumekile swi ri ni nhlayo ya le henhla ya vana lava tikeke. Dyondzo leyi yi lavisisa mavonele ni matitwele ya vana va vanhwanyana na vafana va le xinkarhi ka malembe ya khumenharhu na khumekaye ehenhla ka vuyimani bya vana lavatsongo.
Dyondzo leyi yi lavisisiwile hi Nxopanxopo wa nkoka, mbulavurisano ni vutivisisi bya vana va malembe ya le xinkarhi ka khumenharhu na khumekaye. Vulavisisi byi endliwile eka vana va khumentlhanu lava a va nghena xikolo eka Swikolo swinharhu leswi a swiri ni nhlayo ya le henhla ya vana lava tikeke. Ndzavisiso lowu wu humeserile erivaleni swivangelo leswi endlaka leswaku vana va ticece va biha emirini, swita ndzhaku swa vuyimani, ni swibumabumelo swa ku hunguta ni ku sivela vuyimani bya tithugamama swi nyikiwile
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