Interventions for preventing unintended pregnancies among adolescents

South Africa (SA) has an increasingly high rate of unintended pregnancies among adolescents, which are coupled with poor contraception knowledge. We highlight a systematic review that evaluated the effects of prevention interventions for unintended adolescent pregnancies, and provide implications fo...

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Published in:South African medical journal 2020-01, Vol.110 (1), p.7-9
Main Authors: Mathews, C., Kredo, T., Davids, E.L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Best practices
Contraception
Disease transmission
Education
Health aspects
HIV
Poverty
Pregnant women
Reproductive health
Sexually transmitted disease prevention
Sexually transmitted diseases
Teenage pregnancy
Teenage sexual behavior
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Summary:South Africa (SA) has an increasingly high rate of unintended pregnancies among adolescents, which are coupled with poor contraception knowledge. We highlight a systematic review that evaluated the effects of prevention interventions for unintended adolescent pregnancies, and provide implications for practice that are relevant to the SA context. The findings suggest the need for multifaceted interventions that are aligned with adolescent sexual and reproductive health best practices to address the unmet contraception knowledge gap, as well as unintended pregnancies among adolescents.
ISSN:0256-9574
2078-5135
DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i1.14281