Thesis
Formative research for MAMAS: a qualitative analysis of school officials perceptions on adolescent pregnancy in South Africa
Master of Public Health (M.P.H.), Drexel University
06 Jun 2018
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/00010422
Abstract
[From introduction] It has been proven that education is protective against acquiring HIV and women who are educated earn higher wages reducing their chances of poverty (Pettitfor, Levandowski, MacPhail, Padian, Cohen & Rees, 2008). Women who receive education are more likely to delay marriage, conceive less children, have higher grossing jobs and possess more shared responsibility and better power dynamics in their relationships (Pettitfor, Levandowski, MacPhail, Padian, Cohen & Rees, 2008). South Africa has one of the highest rates of school enrollment in Sub-Sarahan Africa with 85% of men and 79% of women ages 15-19 years old enrolled in school (Bhana, Morrell, Shefer & Ngabaza, 2010). Yet almost 27.3% of South African adolescent girls are pregnant by the age of 19 (Bhana, Morrell, Shefer & Ngabaza, 2010).
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- Title
- Formative research for MAMAS
- Creators
- Olivia Kirby
- Contributors
- Allison K. Groves (Advisor) - Drexel University, Urban Health Collaborative
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Master of Public Health (M.P.H.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- 15 pages
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Dana and David Dornsife School of Public Health; Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 991021892415204721