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The main objective of the research was to explore how young women responded to finding out they
were pregnant, who they talked to, who supported them, and how their behaviours were influenced by
local services, including access to sex education and contraception advice.

Teenage pregnancy carries a social stigma that leads to a high risk of poverty, illiteracy, or lower
education levels and “once it happens, such a girl will forever have a mark that hinders her progress in
future” (Maliki, 2012).

Teenage births result in health consequences; children are more likely to be born pre-term, have lower
birth weight, and higher neonatal mortality, while mothers experience greater rates of post-partum
depression and are less likely to initiate breastfeeding.

Contributory factors which have been investigated by South African researchers include: reproductive
ignorance; the earlier occurrence of menarche; risk- taking behavior ; psychological problems; peer
influence; coercive sexual relations; dysfunctional family patterns; poor health services;

Successful strategies to prevent adolescent pregnancy sinclude community programs to improve social
development, responsible sexual behavior education, and improved contraceptive counseling and
delivery. Many of these strategies are implemented at the family and community level.

There are many methods available to help prevent pregnancy, including IUDs, birth control pills, and
condoms. Additionally, many groups, such as SHIFT NC in North Carolina and Planned Parenthood, offer
support or counseling programs for teens.