Teenage pregnancy is one of the social problems in South Africa and is of great significance, as it affects the education of young girls. Previous studies indicate that pregnant teenagers are more likely to be at risk of complications of pregnancy than older women. The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge and attitudes toward teenage pregnancy among high school learners. A sample of 181 learners was taken from three selected schools in Eastern Cape. The learners were recruited and served as study participants. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire, which was designed to measure the knowledge and attitudes toward teenage pregnancy. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. The results showed an 11.7 percent prevalence of teenage pregnancy among the learners. The learners sampled from the three selected schools were found to have positive knowledge and attitudes regarding teenage pregnancy. The results of the study may inform teenage pregnancy prevention and intervention strategies aimed at high school learners.

Agriculture can be an important engine of growth and poverty reduction. Women's contribution to the farming sector in respect of participation and decision making has largely been ignored. Though women performed more than four-fifth of agriculture work, their decision were accepted only less than one-third of the case. The present study was attempted to ascertain the extent of participation and decision making pattern of farm women in agricultural activities. The present study was carried out in villages of Pali district of Rajasthan by selecting 120 Farm women. The findings of the study revealed that more number of farm women found to have high level of participation in agricultural operation 53.57 per cent followed by the medium participation (33.73%) and low participation (15.20%) in agricultural operations, respectively. The study also revealed that the higher number of farm women (57.11%) were observed in low category of decision making which was followed by 27.74 per cent and 15.15 per cent, respectively in case of medium and high decision making process. Study further revealed that age, education, size of family, size of land holding, social participation, extension participation, information seeking behaviour, cosmoploteness, economic motivation, exposure to training and management orientation factors had significantly influenced the participation and decision making pattern of farm women. The study also revealed that the socioeconomic factors found to influence the agriculture operation and decision making of farm women positively and significantly.

Rajasthan during the year 20015-16. The major cultivation of green gram is based upon rainfed conditions. Pali district stands first rank in term of area and production of green gram in the state. In this district, the green gram crop is grown in an area

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