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Becoming a mother: perspectives and experiences of young women in a South African Township

Nompilo MjwaraSchool of Built Environment and Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Pranitha MaharajSchool of Built Environment and Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 129-140 | Received 28 Oct 2016, Accepted 23 May 2017, Published online: 19 Jun 2017

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Thobelani Nompilo Majola & Pranitha Maharaj. (2023) Perspectives and Experiences of Young Mothers Utilizing Public Healthcare Services in a South African Township. Journal of Social Service Research 49:2, pages 179-190.
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Allison K. Groves, Luwam T. Gebrekristos, Luz McNaughton Reyes, Dhayendre Moodley, Valerie Raziano & Suzanne Maman. (2022) A mixed-methods study of resilience and return to school among adolescent mothers in South Africa. Global Public Health 17:9, pages 2111-2124.
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Jaqueline Naidoo, Nithi Muthukrishna & Rosemary Nkabinde. (2021) The journey into motherhood and schooling: narratives of teenage mothers in the South African context. International Journal of Inclusive Education 25:10, pages 1125-1139.
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Jessica N Coleman, Cecilia Milford, Nzwakie Mosery, Karmel W Choi, Letitia Rambally Greener, Lynn T Matthews, Abigail Harrison, David R Bangsberg, Steven A Safren, Jennifer A Smit & Christina Psaros. (2021) “I did not plan … that is what hurts”: Pregnancy intentions and contraceptive use among pregnant young women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. African Journal of AIDS Research 20:2, pages 149-157.
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Morolake Josephine Adeagbo & Kammila Naidoo. (2020) Exploring narratives and advocating support and peer mentorship to improve HIV-positive adolescent mothers’ lives in South Africa. African Journal of AIDS Research 19:3, pages 231-241.
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Sitsofe Gbogbo. (2020) Early motherhood: voices from female adolescents in the Hohoe Municipality, Ghana—a qualitative study utilizing Schlossberg’s Transition Theory. International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being 15:1.
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Nkosinathi Blessing Ngcobo, Pranitha Maharaj & Divane Nzima. (2019) Men’s motivation for contraceptive use in Inanda township, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Culture, Health & Sexuality 21:8, pages 957-967.
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Tamsin K Phillips & Landon Myer. (2019) Shifting to the long view: engagement of pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV in lifelong antiretroviral therapy services. Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy 17:5, pages 349-361.
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F. Molénat & L. Roegiers. (2017) Les pères en médecine périnatale : problème ou solution ?Fathers in perinatality: A problem or a solution?. Revue de médecine périnatale 9:4, pages 193-195.
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