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Volume 1, Issue 1 J Nurs Res Pract Nursing Care & Breast Congress 2017
December 11-13, 2017
December 11-13, 2017 | Rome, Italy
Joint Event
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45th WORLD CONGRESS ON NURSING CARE
8TH EUROPEAN BREAST CONGRESS
Adolescent mothers’ knowledge and perceptions regarding the use of contraceptives in the selected
health care centres in Vhembe district, South Africa
Lizzy Mangena-Netshikweta, K G Netshisaulu, L Malwichi, S A Mulondo, J L Mafumo and T Masia
University of Venda, South Africa
Background: South Africa like any other developing country, younger women (age 19 years and younger) report unintended
pregnancies and the intention to termination of pregnancy. The government emphasise the use of contraceptive services/ and
made efforts for all women young and old are available free of charge.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge and perceptions among adolescent mothers regarding the use
of contraceptives in the selected health care centres in Vhembe district, South Africa.
Methods: A descriptive quantitative cross-sectional survey attempted to identify reasons why adolescent mothers (aged 19 or
younger) failed to use contraceptives soon after the birth of their babies or to seek services of the termination of pregnancy
services upon realisation that they skipped a month. Population for the study included all adolescent mothers who visited
the sampled healthcare centres in Vhembe district. The accessible convenience sample included adolescent mothers who
consulted the sampled healthcare centres in Vhembe district in July to November 2016 who gave concern to complete pre-
tested questionnaires. In pre-testing, ten questionnaires were completed by adolescent mothers who were excluded from the
main study. Data was collected using self-administered questionnaires.
Analysis: Data was analysed with the Epi-Info program obtained from 690 completed questionnaires. Of the 690 respondents
who participated in this study, only 12 (1.7%) earned sufficient money to sustain themselves and their babies. Despite the
unfavourable financial circumstance, only 40 (5.8%) had utilised contraceptives prior to conception. Study reported that all
the respondents never used emergency contraceptives and could not access termination of pregnancy services. Services are
available free of charge, however, respondents never used such services.
Conclusion: Findings report that majority of the respondents 578 (83.7%) require more knowledge about contraceptives.
Some pleaded that services to open over weekends and in the evenings allowing adolescents to obtain contraceptives.
Biography
Lizzy Mangena-Netshikweta is Professor of Nursing. She is serving as HOD of the Department of Nursing Science at the University of Venda, South Africa to date.
Lizzy, Graduate several masters’ and PhD students as a supervisor and co-authored thesis and dissertations at the University of Venda. She is a graduate of Wits
University School of Nursing (Honors) and University of South Africa, Department of Health Studies MA CUR and D Litt et Phil. Lizzy has won several competitive
research grants including funding from MRC, NRF. She has more than 46 Peer reviewed publication in accredited Journals National and international. External
moderation in several national and two International universities (University of Virginia (USA) and British University of Columbia (Canada), Ghana College of
Nursing and several Universities in South Africa.
Lizzy Mangena-Netshikweta et al., J Nurs Res Pract 2017, 1:1(Suppl)