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Knowledge, attitudes and practices about contraception amongst schoolgirls aged 12–14 years in two schools in King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality, Eastern Cape

BACKGROUND: In South Africa the teenage fertility rate is high. About 42% of women have their sexual debut by 18 years of age and 5% by 15. These young women are also at risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Despite widespread availability o...

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Autores principales: Mda, Pamela, O'Mahony, Don, Yogeswaran, Parimalarani, Wright, Graham
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS OpenJournals 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4502836/
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v5i1.509