'Ring' your future, without changing diaper - Can preventing teenage pregnancy address child marriage in Zambia?

ABSTRACT: Teenage pregnancy and child marriage are prevalent in Zambia and are complexly interrelated issues with common causes and effects. The aim of this study was to explore factors in the social and cultural environment shaping young people's sexual behaviour, with specific attention to teenage pregnancy and child marriage in Eastern Zambia. The study was conducted in selected wards in Petauke, Chadiza and Katete districts, using an exploratory mixed-method design including a household survey, focus group discussions and in-depth interviews. The participants included 1,434 young females and males aged 15 to 24, female and male parents and caregivers; grandmothers; traditional leaders; teachers; health and social workers; representatives from youth associations, community-based and non-governmen

SUBMITTER: Menon JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6197635 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature