Knowledge, attitudes and practice of secondary school girls towards contraception in Limpopo Province.
Unplanned teenage pregnancy constitutes an important health problem, whilst contraceptive services are free throughout South Africa and the number of Termination of Pregnancy (TOP) services is increasing. The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of secondary sch...
| Published in: | Curationis Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 1 - 8 |
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African Online Scientific Information System PTY LTD
Sep2012
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