Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration on Pregnancy Among Adolescents Aged 10-14 and 15-19 Years and the Intergenerational Cycle of Teenage Motherhood in KwaZulu Natal

  • LEAD:
    Associate Professor Zamasomi Luvuno
  • ADDITIONAL CRH STAFF ON THE TEAM:
    Professor Busisiwe Ncama (DVC), Professor Sinegugu Duma (Dean of Teaching and Learning), Dr Silingene Ngcobo, Dr Hlosisile Chiya (Nursing School) and Professor Deshini Govender (Occupational Therapy)
  • TIMELINE:
    July -December 2024
  • BUDGET:
    $ 30 000
  • FUNDERS:
    United Nations Population Fund
  • COLLABORATORS:
    Office of the Premier
    Department of Health
    Department of Social Development
    Department of Education

Description:

The project’s primary purpose is to critically analyse early and late teenage pregnancy and the intergenerational cycle of adolescent motherhood in KwaZulu Natal.

This study thus envisages providing an in-depth analysis of trends associated with teenage pregnancy in the KwaZulu-Natal context through reviewing and mapping routinely collected data from the Department of Health (DOH), Department of Home Affairs, STATSSA, Department of Education (DOE), South African Demographic and Health Surveys (SADHSs), and the General Household Survey (GHS). 

Additionally, reflect on published peer-reviewed data on the issue of teenage pregnancy and related interventions through conducting scoping reviews.

It is envisaged that the results will contribute to designing evidence-based interventions that will improve the quality of life of the KwaZulu-Natal Communities.

The result of this study may benefit policymakers and stakeholders by understanding the size of the problem and conceptual factors that influence teenage pregnancy to improve program design strategies to manage adolescent pregnancy in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal.