Rates and predictors of school pregnancy among black women in the North West province, South Africa

Learner pregnancy is one of the challenges impeding the unlocking of the potentials of women in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper estimated the prevalence of learner pregnancy and identified its predictors in the North West province of South Africa. The paper used cross-sectional data on 582 black wome...

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Published in:African population studies 2014, Vol.28 (1), p.636-647
Main Authors: Karabo, Mhele, Ayiga, Natal
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age of onset
Black people
Blacks
Data processing
Dropping out
Education
Females
fillette
girl child
grossesse
Integrative approach
l'Afrique du Sud
MDGs
Mothers
Neighborhoods
Neighbourhoods
OMD
Pregnancy
Regression analysis
Regression models
Rural areas
Rural communities
Schools
Sexual behavior
Sexual behaviour
South Africa
Strategic management
Sub Saharan Africa
Women
Éducation
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Summary:Learner pregnancy is one of the challenges impeding the unlocking of the potentials of women in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper estimated the prevalence of learner pregnancy and identified its predictors in the North West province of South Africa. The paper used cross-sectional data on 582 black women and the nested logistic regression model to analyse the data. The study found that 38% of the women become pregnant at school. Learner pregnancy was significantly higher for women who had sexual debut at
ISSN:0850-5780
2308-7854
DOI:10.11564/28-0-521