Experiences of teenage pregnancy among Xhosa families

James, Sindiwe; Rooyen, Dalena van; Strümpher, DCur Juanita

doi:10.1016/j.midw.2011.04.003

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“…In this present study, the majority (89.8%) of the pregnant adolescent girls attested to having financial support, of which more than half of the support is drawn from their parents. These findings contradict findings from a similar study conducted by [19], in which adolescent pregnant girls bemoaned how isolated they had become from their parents due to their pregnancies. Respondents from both studies however acknowledged and anticipated difficulty in caring for their newborns.…”

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Assessment of Maternal Readiness for Childbirth and Childrearing among Adolescent Mothers in Ghana

Dordunu¹,

Dzando²,

Kumah³

et al. 2021

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Assessment of Maternal Readiness for Childbirth and Childrearing among Adolescent Mothers in Ghana

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Dzando²,

Kumah³

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“…She is blamed for failing to teach her daughter appropriate and ideal ways of behaving. Other studies conducted in South Africa indicate that some families continue to 'punish' a teenage mother by giving her very little support making it difficult for her to juggle parenting and schooling (James et al 2012;Ngabaza 2011).…”

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‘A Girl Who Gets Pregnant or Spends the Night with a Man is No Longer a Girl’: Forced Marriage in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Mulumeoderhwa

2016

Sexuality & Culture

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This article reports fieldwork carried out in 2011 with the aim of investigating the attitudes and reported behavior of young Congolese men and women concerning sexual relationships, including forced marriage. A sample of 56 boys and girls aged 16-20 from two urban and two rural high schools in South Kivu province took part in focus groups and 40 of them were subsequently interviewed individually. Most male and female participants reported that parents would force their daughters to marry their boyfriends if she spent a night with him and came back home because, according, to Bashi tradition, she is 'no longer a girl'. If their daughter becomes pregnant, most parents would force their daughter to marry the genitor. The onus of preventing sex, pregnancy and rape is on the shoulders of the girl, which is consistent with oppressive patriarchal norms that may perpetuate violence against women.

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“…Much of the existing literature on social support during pregnancy focuses on the effect of partner support on young mothers’ health. Young women’s partners may be important sources of social support during pregnancy, as they are generally more accepting of their pregnancies than parents and other family members [ 33 , 34 ]. Strong partner support during pregnancy has been associated with better psychosocial outcomes for young women [ 11 ], but we have little understanding of the role that partner support plays during the postpartum period.…”

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Social support among HIV-positive and HIV-negative adolescents in Umlazi, South Africa: changes in family and partner relationships during pregnancy and the postpartum period

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Maman

Groves

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BackgroundPregnancy is common among adolescents in South Africa, yet the social experiences of adolescents during the pregnancy and postpartum period remain understudied in this context. We aimed to explore how adolescent women’s discovery and disclosure of both their pregnancy and HIV status affected their relationships with family members and sexual partners, with a particular focus on whether and how support changed throughout this time period.MethodsWe conducted in-depth semi-structured interviews with 15 HIV-positive and HIV-negative adolescent women who were either pregnant or had delivered in the last 18 months from one urban clinic in Umlazi, South Africa. Interviews were audiotaped, transcribed, translated, and coded for analysis.ResultsYoung women described stress and instability in their relationships with family and partners during pregnancy and the postpartum period, though prior to and during HIV-status disclosure women generally experienced less stress than in disclosing their pregnancy to family members and partners. After a destabilizing period immediately following pregnancy disclosure, families became and remained the primary source of material and emotional support for the young women. Women discussed heightened closeness with their partners during pregnancy, but few women had close relationships with their partners postpartum. Support experiences did not differ by HIV status.ConclusionPrograms should be aware of the relative importance of pregnancy-related concerns over HIV-related concerns in this population of young women. Engaging family members is critical in ensuring social support for this population of young pregnant women, and in encouraging timely initiation of antenatal care.

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Experiences of teenage pregnancy among Xhosa families

Cited by 23 publications

References 7 publications

Assessment of Maternal Readiness for Childbirth and Childrearing among Adolescent Mothers in Ghana

Assessment of Maternal Readiness for Childbirth and Childrearing among Adolescent Mothers in Ghana

‘A Girl Who Gets Pregnant or Spends the Night with a Man is No Longer a Girl’: Forced Marriage in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Social support among HIV-positive and HIV-negative adolescents in Umlazi, South Africa: changes in family and partner relationships during pregnancy and the postpartum period

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