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Educational achievement tracking for teen mothers in South Africa with specific reference to Vhembe DistrictMudau, Thizwilondi Josephine 06 February 2015 (has links)
DEd (Sociology of Education) / Department of Curriculum Studies / The purpose of this study was to explore the educational participation and
achievement of teen mothers in South Africa with specific reference to the Vhembe
District of the Limpopo Province. This study also aimed to find out the prevalence of
teenage pregnancy, attendance at school, and academic perfomance by teen mothers
in the Vhembe District schools. The study sought to establish whether teenage
motherhood has an effect on academic performance as perceived by educators. Sixty
teenage mothers, eighteen teachers and six principals were purposively sampled for
the study.
Data was collected using in-depth interviews and focus group interviews to give the
researcher a platform to ask open-response questions and to explore the educators’
perspective about academic performance, attendance at school and the educational
achievements of teenage mothers.
The data was analysed thematically. This was done by carefully identifying and
expanding significant themes that emerged from the informants’ perceptions about the
academic performance, attendance, and educational achievement of teenage
mothers.
The study revealed that the prevalence of teenage pregnancy and teen motherhood
have a negative effect on school attendance and the academic perfomanceof the
teenagers compared to their peers who are not pregnant.The study recommends that
sex education should be taken seriously in secondary schools; educators should be
trained and given skills to deal with both pregnant learners and teen mothers.
Government should introduce a new method of disbursing the child support grant.
There should be a provision of moblie clinics in schools so that both pregnant learners
and teen mothers can be supported and not humiliated or stigmatized by peers and
educators. / Department of Curriculum Studies and Education Management
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A phenomenological study of the causes and consequences of teenage pregnancy in schools around Malamulele, Thulamela Municipality in Limpopo ProvinceManyisi, M. K. 05 1900 (has links)
MA (Psychology) / Department of Psychology / See the attached abstract below
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Gender differences in the socialization patterns of children within the family: a case study of Mashau Bodwe Village, Vhembe District, Limpopo ProvinceRamashau, Mulalo 05 1900 (has links)
MGS / Institute for Gender and Youth Studies / See the attached abstract below
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Prevalence of parental disclosure in the legal termination of pregnancy among adolescents in Thulamela Municipality, Limpopo Province, South AfricaRamuhaheli, Litshani Fredah 18 September 2010 (has links)
MPH / Department of Public Health / See the attached abstract below
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Experiences of teenage mothers on social support in Nzhelele Community of Makhado MunicipalityMagwabeni, Hulisani Bridget 18 September 2017 (has links)
MA (Psychology) / Department of Psychology / In South Africa, today, teenage pregnancy is on the increase, resulting in social and
public health problems. The Department of Health (2002) indicates that, nationally
16.4% of the teenagers become pregnant every month. The Department also states that
26.4% of Grade 8 learners, 13.4% Grade 9 learners, 12.6% Grade 12 and 13.3% Grade
11 learners, fall pregnant every month. Many of these teenage mothers are confronted
with various health problem, for example, HIV/AIDS, psychological (for example, high
stress) and social problems (for example, lack of parenting skills, neglect, poverty, and
low educational attainment). These problems have far-reaching consequences on the
mothers. For example, many teenage mothers drop-out of school, attempt to commit
suicide, as well as take part in prostitution and robbery. Many are unemployed and this
puts the welfare of their children at risk.
This research study was qualitative in nature. The exploratory phenomenological design
was used in this study to explore the experiences or challenges of teenage mothers on
social support as pregnancy interferes with all aspects of their lives. For example, it
jeopardises teenage mothers’ relationships with their parents who are the main source
of support for the young mothers. If this relationship is broken, it reduces the chances of
the young mother’s success. These factors contribute to an inadequate parent-child
interaction and diminish the infant’s development. Support during pregnancy and after
birth is vital for a teenage mother. If her future and mental health are to be bright, then
she needs to have strong social support. Non- probability sampling methods were used,
namely purposive and snowball sampling.
Pre-testing was done with four teenage mothers who had the same background as
those in the main study. Data were collected from six teenage mothers through semistructured
face to face interviews which required teenage mothers to answer a set of
predetermined questions. The question asked allowed probing and clarification of
answers. A tape recorder was used and the language used was Tshivenda. All ethical
issues were adhered to throughout the study.
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to analyse the collected data.
The findings from the interviews were integrated to avoid repetition. From the analysed
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data, the following themes emerged: Challenges experienced by teenage mothers;
Support system for teenage mothers; and Coping strategies for teenage mothers.
Analysis of data revealed that lack of social support for teenage mothers was a major
problem and this was collaborated by literature. These findings revealed that teenage
mothers experience many challenges compared to the support they get from significant
others.
In this study, the researcher found that doing field work with teenage mothers with low
educational backgrounds is very challenging because they do not understand what
research is all about. The researcher realised that there is more that South African
needs to do to encourage people to support teenage mothers. Whilst the work done at
Tshikuwi is appreciated, the researcher feels it is too little too late considering the
number of teenage mothers who continue to lack support. The researcher recommends
that teenage mothers who experience challenges should take the initiatives to start
projects that will boost their confidence. Teachers who teach life science orientations
should, in the meantime, focus on teaching learners about the consequences of not
having support either from family or partners and communities.
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Challenges faced by secondary school educators in managing teenage mothers who receive child support grant: a research study mini-dissertationNetshiongolwe, Tshamano Victor 14 January 2015 (has links)
MPM / Oliver Tambo Institute of Governance and Policy Studies
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A supportive care model for mothers of children with intellectual disabilities in selected health institutions of Limpopo Province, South AfricaRaliphaswa, Ndidzulafhi Selina 21 September 2018 (has links)
PhD (Health Sciences) / Department of Advanced Nursing Science / Disability is the most painful experience for the mother and relatives when a child is
born. This is because every parent expects a normal child once a woman conceives.
For a mother to be able to cope with their children they need to be supported
emotionally, psychologically and physically by the family members, community, and
health care professionals and other support service providers.The overall purpose of the
study was to develop a model to support mothers of children with intellectual disabilities
in selected institutions of Limpopo Province.An exploratory sequential mixed method
was employed which includes both qualitative and quantitative approaches to guide the
study.Population was all mothers of children with intellectual disabilitiesand health care
professionals from the selected institutions where the research was conducted. Health
care professionals were purposively selected whereas mothers were conveniently
selected. The study was carried out in two phases i.e Phase1(a & b) and Phase 2.
Qualitative results were used to build a subsequent quantitative phase. In Phase 1a,a
qualitative approach was employed using descriptive and exploratory designs.
Qualitative data was collected through individual interviews.Data analyses were done
utilising Tesch’s open coding method.In Phase 1b was quantitative approach wherein a
cross-sectional descriptive design was used.Questionnaireswere developed and data
were collected from the health care professionals in the selected study areas.Data
analyses were done using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS)
version 24 and the level of statistical difference being set at p<0,05.In Phase 2, concept
analysis, model development and validation of the model were performed. Themes and
sub- themes were identified from the analysed data. Current study revealed that some
mothers were fully supported and some were not supported at all by both the family,
friends, relatives, community members and health care professionals. Hence
continuous support was seen to be very crucial to them.The study recommendations
include: open communication, social, psychological and emotional support, combined
available support services, access to special schools and formulation of support groups. / NRF
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Lived experiences of mothers when providing Kangaroo mother care at the hospitals in Vhembe District of Limpopo Province, South AfricaMulaudzi, Thivhavhudzi Mavis 21 September 2018 (has links)
MCur / Department of Advanced Nursing Science / Each year, an estimated 3.6 million infants die worldwide in the first four weeks of life
due to complications of premature birth. One-third of Low Birth Weight (LBW) babies
die within the first 12 hours after delivery. The main reasons premature babies are at
greater risk of illness and death is that they lack the ability to control their body
temperature meaning that they get cold or hypothermic very quickly. Kangaroo Mother
Care reduces mortality and if widely applied it could reduce deaths in premature
newborn babies. The purpose of this study is to explore and describe the lived
experiences of mothers when providing Kangaroo Mother Care at the hospitals in
Vhembe District of Limpopo province. Qualitative approach with explorative
descriptive, contextual and phenomenological designs were employed to explore the
experiences of mothers when providing Kangaroo Mother Care. The study population
consisted of all mothers who were providing Kangaroo Mother Care. A non-probability
convenience sampling method was used to determine the sample of the study. The
size of the sample was determined by data saturation. In-depth individual interviews
were conducted using a central question. The Tesch’s eight steps of open-coding
model guided the process to analyse data. Trustworthiness was ensured throughout
by employing the principles of credibility, dependability, conformability, and
transferability. Ethical considerations were followed to protect the participants.
Recommendations were made based on the research findings. The findings of the
study revealed that mothers who provide Kangaroo Mother Care experience
challenges. They received inconsistent information about the practice of Kangaroo
Mother Care from nurses. The relationship between mothers and nurses was good.
Recomendations were made based on the findings and relevant structures in order to
ensure that mothers challenges are addressed. The study revealed ineffective support
provided to mothers by nurses and family members. / NRF
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The Impact of Communal Child-Rearing Approach on the Prevalence of Teenage Pregnancy in Vhembe District, Limpopo ProvinceBassey, A. I. 21 September 2018 (has links)
PhD (Sociology) / Department of Sociology / The purpose of this study was to critically determine the impact of communal child-rearing
approach on the prevalence of teenage pregnancy in Vhembe District, in order to develop
facilitation tools from which the parents can be empowered on the constructive parenting
approaches, specifically for a girl-child and teenage girls against the prevalence of teenage
pregnancy. This study further empowers the teenage girls in particular growing-up in Vhembe
District with the chance of healthy development and future favourable womanhood. A
combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches was used to conduct the study, with a
quantitative description and exploratory study design. A total of 400 participants, mainly
teenage girls, participated in a quantitative approach. Then 16 pregnant teenage girls, 19
teenage mothers, 6 key informants and 23 parents of pregnant teenage girls and mothers
participated in a qualitative approach. The participants for the quantitative approach were
sampled using the stratified random sampling technique because of the age-specific (13-19
years). Close-ended questionnaires were administered to them. The participants for in-depth
interviews were sampled using the purposive and snowball non-random sampling technique.
They were high school principals, teachers, and community leaders, pregnant teenage girls and
teenage mothers, and their parents.
Data collected through close-ended questionnaires were analyzed using the Statistical Package
for Social Sciences (SPSS) programme. Frequencies tables were created to categorize variables
and cross-sectional frequencies tables were further created to show associations between the
variables. The data collected through structured interviews, matrices were created using content
thematic analysis. The responses were grouped thematically and, with the emergence of subthemes,
broad categories were generated to differentiate and explain the thoughts expressed by
the participants. The study findings suggest that the prevalence of teenage pregnancy is purely
a social behavioral problem develop through critical parenting practices and approaches. The
study concluded that the total blame for the prevalence of teenage pregnancy is in the way
parents raise the teenage girls, whether influenced by their socio-economic status, cultural
values, availability or absence of the other parent, etc. the primary lack of sensitive parenting
recognition of the prevalence of teenage pregnancy, critically placed the teenage girls in
Vhembe District in the prevalence of teenage pregnancy. / NRF
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The relationship between employment status of the mother, household hunger and nutritional status of children in Sekhukhune District, Limpopo ProvincePhooko, Ditope Annah 18 May 2016 (has links)
MSCPNT / Department of Nutrition / Introduction: In the year 2012, South Africa had a prevalence rate of stunting in children aged 1- 3, 4 - 6 and 7 – 9 years at 26.5%, 11.9% and 9.4%, respectively (Shisana et al. (2013). The Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality (GSDM) also showed a high rate of stunting (36%) in children aged 13 to 215 months of age (FIVIMS, 2006). The GSDM had a high unemployment rate of 69% to 82.4% (Statistics SA, 2006; Department of Social Development, 2008).). South Africa has adequate food supplies to feed the entire population at the national level (Labadarios et al., 2011; du Toit et al., 2011); however, there is evidence of under-nutrition caused by lack of purchasing power, and not a shortage of food (Rose and Charlton, 2001).
Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between the employment status of the mother, household hunger and the nutritional status of children aged one to twelve years (1-12 years) in households of Sekhukhune District in Limpopo Province.
Objectives : The objectives of the study were to determine the socio-economic status of the household; to assess the nutritional status of children using anthropometric measurements; to assess dietary patterns of children in households; to determine household food security using food inventories; to determine the prevalence of household hunger using the standardized hunger scale; to determine the coping strategies to food deprivation used in each household and to determine the association between employment status of the mother, nutritional status of children and household hunger.
Methodology: The study design was a cross sectional, exploratory and correlational study. The study used both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection. A simple random sampling method was used to select nine villages from Makhuduthamaga local municipality and twenty households per village were selected using the systematic random sampling. Data was collected in households and a sample size of 180 children was selected based on the availability of a child within the selected age group. If there were more than one child within the 1-12 years, each child was then allocated a number and the one with the least number was selected. Biological mothers were the preferred participants, however if the mother was unavailable, the primary caregiver was selected and180 mothers or caregivers
Results: The majority (92.2%) of mothers were unemployed and 91% of them had an income of less than R500.00 per month, whereas 33.9% of households had total income of less than R1000.00 About 64.4% and 28.4% borrowed food from neighbours/family/friends and bought food on credit from the local shop. The anthropometric status of children indicated a high prevalence of stunting, a medium prevalence of underweight and a low prevalence of wasting. Most caregivers were overweight or obese. About 66% of children ate three meals per day. Almost 44% of households were food insecure, whereas 33.9% were at risk of hunger and only 21.7% were food secure. There was no association between employment status of the mother, household hunger and anthropometric status indicators.
Conclusion: Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality has a high rate of unemployment, poor household income and purchasing power and high level of food insecurity. The employment status of the mother was not associated with the level of wasting, stunting and underweight. Furthermore, employment status was also not associated with the level of hunger. Caregivers employed various strategies to cope with periods of food deprivation
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