Young people are vulnerable to risky behaviors that cause major health problems such as sexual behaviour resulting
in early, unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV).This study intends to identify and describe factors impacting on the utilisation of contraceptives and
contraceptive services among youth in Northern Tshwane. A purposive sampling method was used to select participants
who met the set criteria. Two focus group interviews were held with youth who visited the selected health care
centres for contraceptives and those who had terminated a pregnancy. The interviews were tape recorded, field
notes were made during interviews and these were transcribed verbatim. The findings revealed that a number of
factors play a major role in non-utilisation of contraceptives and contraceptive services.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1001040 |
| Date | 01 March 2007 |
| Creators | Maja TMM |
| Publisher | Health SA |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Rights | Health SA |
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