Reproductive health problems in rural South African young women: risk behaviour and risk factors

Abstract Background South African young women continue to be vulnerable, with high prevalence of teenage pregnancy, HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and female genital schistosomiasis (FGS). This study seeks to examine the underlying factors that may be associated with these four adverse...

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Main Authors: Hashini Nilushika Galappaththi-Arachchige, Siphosenkosi G. Zulu, Elisabeth Kleppa, Kristine Lillebo, Erik Qvigstad, Patricia Ndhlovu, Birgitte Jyding Vennervald, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland, Myra Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Reproductive Health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12978-018-0581-9