Thesis (MTech (Nursing))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2014. / Recent reports suggest that there has been an alarming increase in the pregnancy rate
of young adults especially in the Outjo district, the northwestern part of Namibia. No
formal studies have been conducted recently to get a better understanding of this
phenomenon, which is of great concern to all social and healthcare stakeholders.
According to the annual report of the Outjo hospital 2009/2010, 36% of the pregnancies
reported at the hospital were youth still at school (Namibian 2011). Negative health
outcomes of early pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including
HIV/AIDS (Human immunodeficiency virus infection / Acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome), threaten the health of these young adults who will become the mature
adults and parents of the future.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:cput/oai:localhost:20.500.11838/2263 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | Katjau, Imelda |
| Publisher | Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/za/ |
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