Teenage pregnancy in South Africa: reducing prevalence and lowering maternal mortality rates

dc.date.accessioned	2016-07-22	en
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-17T15:42:54Z
dc.date.available	2022-08-17T15:42:54Z
dc.date.issued	2016-09-30	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/9925
dc.description	HSRC Policy Brief, March	en
dc.description.abstract	Changes in policy in the health, education and social development sectors have the power to reduce the rate of teenage pregnancy, and to reduce the complications of teenage pregnancy that often result in death. This policy brief identifies a number of policy interventions that can (1) lower the prevalence of teenage pregnancy in South Africa and (2) provide better prenatal care for teenagers who are pregnant.	en
dc.format.medium	Print	en
dc.subject	TEENAGE PREGNANCY	en
dc.subject	MORTALITY	en
dc.subject	MATERNAL HEALTH	en
dc.title	Teenage pregnancy in South Africa: reducing prevalence and lowering maternal mortality rates	en
dc.type	Policy briefs	en
dc.description.version	Y	en
dc.ProjectNumber	N/A	en
dc.BudgetYear	2016/17	en
dc.ResearchGroup	Population Health, Health Systems and Innovation	en
dc.ArchiveNumber	9289	en
dc.URL	http://ktree.hsrc.ac.za/doc_read_all.php?docid=17084	en
dc.outputnumber	8117	en
dc.bibliographictitle	Reddy, P., Sewpaul, R. & Jonas, K. (2016) Teenage pregnancy in South Africa: reducing prevalence and lowering maternal mortality rates. (HSRC Policy Brief, March). http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/9925	en
dc.publicationyear	2016	en
dc.contributor.author1	Reddy, P.	en
dc.contributor.author2	Sewpaul, R.	en
dc.contributor.author3	Jonas, K.	en