Contraceptive practices in Northern Tshwane, Gauteng Province
Unwanted and unintended pregnancies pose major reproductive health challenges to women throughout the world. Despite the availability of modern contraceptives, many women and men fail to use contraceptives effectively. This research focussed on reasons for not using contraceptives effectiv...
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ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-unisa-oai-umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za-10500-8802016-04-16T04:07:41Z Contraceptive practices in Northern Tshwane, Gauteng Province Maja, Todd Mamutle Mavis Ehlers, Valerie Janet, 1948- King, Letitia Jacoba, 1945- Adolescent health Adolescent's contraceptive use Contraception Emergency contraceptives Modern contraceptives Reproductive health Termination of pregnancy Traditional contraceptives 363.96096822 Birth control -- South Africa -- Gauteng Birth control -- Government policy -- South Africa -- Gauteng Birth control clinics -- South Africa -- Gauteng Communication in family planning --South Africa -- Gauteng Contraception -- South Africa -- Gauteng -- Failures -- Prevention Contraceptives -- South Africa -- Gauteng -- Failures -- Prevention Contraception -- Complications -- South Africa -- Gauteng Population policy -- South Africa -- Gauteng Gauteng (South Africa) -- Population policy Health risk assessment -- South Africa -- Gauteng Women -- Health risk assessment -- South Africa -- Gauteng Reproductive health -- South Africa -- Gauteng Unwanted and unintended pregnancies pose major reproductive health challenges to women throughout the world. Despite the availability of modern contraceptives, many women and men fail to use contraceptives effectively. This research focussed on reasons for not using contraceptives effectively in the Northern Tshwane area of the Gauteng Province of the Republic of South Africa (RSA). Structured interviews were conducted with 83 women and 71 men about their contraceptive practices. Age, religion, educational level and residential areas influenced clients' contraceptive practices. These results were categorised for adult males and females as well as for adolescent males and females. Adolescents encountered problems in accessing contraceptive services. Adult females knew most about traditional contraceptives, although men knew about some of these methods, and adolescents used some of them. All respondents could gain additional knowledge about modern contraceptives. The respondents' knowledge about · emergency contraceptives was extremely limited. Although most respondents knew about legalised choice on.termination of pregnancy (CTOP) services in the RSA, they did not know when nor how to access these services. Nurses working in contraceptive health services, revealed during a focus group discussion that a lack of resources (including shortages of malcondoms, contraceptive injections and oral contraceptives) hampered the quality of services that could be rendered. Of particular concern was the nonavailability of Norplant implants and female condoms. Nurses expressed a need for pecific national policy guidelines about supplying contraception to adolescents. Although most nurses knew about emergency contraceptives, they did not promote its use because they assumed that clients would misuse emergency contraceptives.instead of using contraceptives regularly. The nurses indicated that very few facilities offered CTOP services. The nurses regarded women who obtained repeated CTOPs to be misusing these services and suggested that limitations should be placed on the number-of times any woman could obtain such services. The negative attitudes of community members and of colleagues towards persons working in CTOP services caused hardships for them. Recommendations address ways in which contraceptive services could be improved. Health Studies D. Litt. et Phil. (Advanced Nursing Sciences) 2009-08-25T10:47:32Z 2009-08-25T10:47:32Z 2002-11 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10500/880 en 1 online resource |
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Adolescent health Adolescent's contraceptive use Contraception Emergency contraceptives Modern contraceptives Reproductive health Termination of pregnancy Traditional contraceptives 363.96096822 Birth control -- South Africa -- Gauteng Birth control -- Government policy -- South Africa -- Gauteng Birth control clinics -- South Africa -- Gauteng Communication in family planning --South Africa -- Gauteng Contraception -- South Africa -- Gauteng -- Failures -- Prevention Contraceptives -- South Africa -- Gauteng -- Failures -- Prevention Contraception -- Complications -- South Africa -- Gauteng Population policy -- South Africa -- Gauteng Gauteng (South Africa) -- Population policy Health risk assessment -- South Africa -- Gauteng Women -- Health risk assessment -- South Africa -- Gauteng Reproductive health -- South Africa -- Gauteng |
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Adolescent health Adolescent's contraceptive use Contraception Emergency contraceptives Modern contraceptives Reproductive health Termination of pregnancy Traditional contraceptives 363.96096822 Birth control -- South Africa -- Gauteng Birth control -- Government policy -- South Africa -- Gauteng Birth control clinics -- South Africa -- Gauteng Communication in family planning --South Africa -- Gauteng Contraception -- South Africa -- Gauteng -- Failures -- Prevention Contraceptives -- South Africa -- Gauteng -- Failures -- Prevention Contraception -- Complications -- South Africa -- Gauteng Population policy -- South Africa -- Gauteng Gauteng (South Africa) -- Population policy Health risk assessment -- South Africa -- Gauteng Women -- Health risk assessment -- South Africa -- Gauteng Reproductive health -- South Africa -- Gauteng Maja, Todd Mamutle Mavis Contraceptive practices in Northern Tshwane, Gauteng Province |
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Unwanted and unintended pregnancies pose major reproductive health challenges to women throughout
the world. Despite the availability of modern contraceptives, many women and men fail to use
contraceptives effectively. This research focussed on reasons for not using contraceptives
effectively in the Northern Tshwane area of the Gauteng Province of the Republic of South Africa
(RSA).
Structured interviews were conducted with 83 women and 71 men about their contraceptive practices.
Age, religion, educational level and residential areas influenced clients' contraceptive
practices. These results were categorised for adult males and females as well as for adolescent
males and females. Adolescents encountered problems in accessing contraceptive services. Adult
females knew most about traditional contraceptives, although men knew about some of these methods,
and adolescents used some of them. All respondents could gain additional knowledge about modern
contraceptives. The respondents' knowledge about · emergency contraceptives was extremely
limited. Although most respondents knew about legalised choice on.termination of pregnancy (CTOP)
services in the RSA, they did not know when nor how to access these services.
Nurses working in contraceptive health services, revealed during a focus group discussion that
a lack of resources (including shortages of malcondoms, contraceptive injections and oral
contraceptives) hampered the quality of services that could be rendered. Of particular
concern was the nonavailability of Norplant implants and female condoms. Nurses expressed a need
for pecific national policy guidelines about supplying contraception to adolescents. Although most
nurses knew about emergency contraceptives, they did not promote its use
because they assumed that clients would misuse emergency contraceptives.instead of using
contraceptives regularly. The nurses indicated that very few facilities offered CTOP services.
The nurses regarded women who obtained repeated CTOPs to be misusing these services and
suggested that limitations should be placed on the number-of times any woman could obtain
such services. The negative attitudes of community members and of colleagues towards
persons working in CTOP services caused hardships for them. Recommendations address ways in which
contraceptive services could be improved. === Health Studies === D. Litt. et Phil. (Advanced Nursing Sciences) |
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Ehlers, Valerie Janet, 1948- |
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Ehlers, Valerie Janet, 1948- Maja, Todd Mamutle Mavis |
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Maja, Todd Mamutle Mavis |
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Maja, Todd Mamutle Mavis |
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Contraceptive practices in Northern Tshwane, Gauteng Province |
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Contraceptive practices in Northern Tshwane, Gauteng Province |
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Contraceptive practices in Northern Tshwane, Gauteng Province |
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Contraceptive practices in Northern Tshwane, Gauteng Province |
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Contraceptive practices in Northern Tshwane, Gauteng Province |
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contraceptive practices in northern tshwane, gauteng province |
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2009 |
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