scholarly journals Knowledge of emergency contraceptives among secondary school learners in the rural area of Moletji-Mashashane, Limpopo Province, South Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
P R Mamabolo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Emergency Contraceptives

The Prevalence of Suicidal Behaviours among Secondary School Adolescents in the Limpopo Province, South Africa

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 126-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. N. Madu ◽  
M. P. Matla
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Attempted Suicide ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Suicidal Thoughts ◽  
Drug Overdoses ◽  
Commit Suicide

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of suicidal behaviours among secondary school adolescents in the Limpopo Province. The participants in this study were 435 secondary school adolescents from Polokwane and surrounds. Two hundred and forty-three (56%) participants were female, and 192 (44%) were male. They were aged between 15 and 19 years, with a mean age of 17.25 years ( SD = 1.34). A questionnaire was used to record participants' demographic data and suicidal behaviours, including suicidal thoughts and threats, plans, and attempts to commit suicide). Thirty-seven percent of the secondary school adolescents surveyed indicated having thought of taking their own lives; 17% had made threats or informed others about their suicidal intentions; 16% had made plans to take their own lives but did not carry them through; 21% reported having attempted to take their own lives. These results indicate that a higher percentage of males than females had attempted suicide. The most frequent method used for attempting suicide was self-poisoning (44% of the attempters), followed by drug overdoses (25.3%), hanging (22%), self-stabbing (2.2%), and other methods, such as, jumping from heights, starvation, and drug abuse (6.6%).

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitudes and practice of secondary school girls towards contraception in Limpopo Province

Curationis ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorah U. Ramathuba ◽  
Lunic B. Khoza ◽  
Mutshinyalo L. Netshikweta
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Teenage Pregnancy ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Female Condom ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Contraceptive Counselling ◽  
School Girls ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive

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 school girls towards contraception in Thulamela Municipality of Limpopo Province, South Africa. A quantitative descriptive study design was used and respondents were selected by convenience sampling from a population of secondary school girls, the sample consisting of 273 girls in Grades 10–12. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data and analysed by computing frequencies and percentages using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences. Findings showed that respondents were aware of different contraceptive methods that can prevent pregnancy. However, most did not have knowledge of the emergency contraceptive, intra-uterine device and female condom. Pressure from male partners, fear of parental reaction to the use of contraceptives, reluctance to use contraceptives, poor contraceptive education and lack of counselling were seen as the main causes of ineffective contraceptive use and non-utilisation. Possible modalities of intervention deal with providing contraceptive counselling and care to empower these school girls to make informed choices on reproductive health. 

scholarly journals Interventions for improving management of chronic non-communicable diseases in Dikgale, a rural area in Limpopo Province, South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Maimela ◽  
Marianne Alberts ◽  
Hilde Bastiaens ◽  
Jesicca Fraeyman ◽  
Herman Meulemans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases
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