Type | Journal Article - South African Medical Journal |
Title | Teenage fertility rates falling in South Africa |
Author(s) | |
Volume | 97 |
Issue | 6 |
Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2007 |
Page numbers | 442-443 |
URL | http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/view/814 |
Abstract | Letter to the editor about decreasing rates of teenage fertility in South Africa. Despite the ongoing fertility decline and the country’s development trajectory, mean age at first birth has not increased. The fixation on teenage pregnancy and the Child Support Grant offers an unnecessary and counterproductive diversion from the real issues surrounding teenage fertility and pregnancy. Becoming pregnant requires unprotected sex, meaning exposure to HIV and other STIs. |
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