Beliefs of grade six learners' regarding adolescent pregnancy and sex

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dc.contributor.authorGrobler, C.
dc.contributor.authorBotma, Y.
dc.contributor.authorJacobs, A. C.
dc.contributor.authorNel, M.
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-06T09:26:29Z
dc.date.available2019-03-06T09:26:29Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractEscalating adolescent pregnancy and risky sexual behaviour is becoming more common amongst young adolescents and especially amongst black adolescents in South Africa. Statistics confirm that South African adolescents as young as fourteen are already sexually active and become pregnant. The decision to become sexually active with resulting adolescent pregnancy whether planned or not, are directly influenced by the teenager’s beliefs. A person’s beliefs consist of a person’ own individual beliefs or attitude as well as what the individual subjective norm which the individual perceive as other people’s beliefs regarding the same object of reason. The aim of the study was to describe the attitude of black grade six learners under the age of fourteen, towards adolescent pregnancy and sex. A quantitative descriptive research design was used. Results were clustered according to demographic variables as well as beliefs that consist of attitude and subjective norm. Findings provided insight into the beliefs of grade six learners regarding sex and adulthood, the roll of peer pressure, relationships of adolescent parents, social interaction of teenage parents, ability of adolescent parent’s ability to provide in the needs of the baby, the adequacy of a child support grant to raise a baby as well as the levels of education of adolescent parents. This article provide a detailed reflection on these results and propose off a doll parenting intervention strategy as means of modification of attitude and subjective norms of grade six learners in order to alter sexual behaviour.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGrobler, C., Botma, Y., Jacobs, A. C., & Nel, M. (2007). Beliefs of grade six learners' regarding adolescent pregnancy and sex. Curationis, 31(1), 32-40.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2223-6279 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0379-8577 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v30i1.1043
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11660/9751
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSISen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthor(s) retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.rights.licenseCreative Commons Attribution License 4.0
dc.subjectAdolescent pregnancyen_ZA
dc.subjectRisky sexual behaviouren_ZA
dc.subjectYoung adolescentsen_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectAttitudeen_ZA
dc.subjectBeliefsen_ZA
dc.subjectQuantitative descriptive research designen_ZA
dc.titleBeliefs of grade six learners' regarding adolescent pregnancy and sexen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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