South African law forbids excluding pregnant teenagers from school and permits young
parents to continue with their schooling. However, the existence of progressive policy and …

The aim of this review was to present the recent evidence on the impact of early marriage
and/or pregnancy on the rates of girl child drop out. It also synthesises evidence that focus …

Background Adolescent childbearing increases the risk of adverse health and social
consequences including school dropout (SDO). However, it remains unclear why some …

Demography of South Africa's children on p. 102. Extended families can of course mitigate
the stresses of fragmented families: For instance, father figures need not be biological …

Globally teenage pregnancy has been a major interference to the educational achievement
of female learners. Teenage pregnancies among school-going learners have grown at an …

This study examines the determinants of school re-entry among teenage mothers in the Ho
and Hohoe Municipalities of the Volta Region, Ghana. These districts were selected based …

The objective of this paper was to examine the causes, implications, and possible solutions
to the teenage pregnancy crisis in South African high schools. The paper employed a …

This chapter explores the implementation of the re-entry policy for teenage mothers in
secondary schools in Zambia. Research indicate that girls getting pregnant in schools are …

Background Pregnancy is common among adolescents in South Africa, yet the social
experiences of adolescents during the pregnancy and postpartum period remain …

Adolescent pregnancy rates are high worldwide. However, insufficient information exists
regarding the frequency of birth control methods used before the first pregnancy and …