Investigating high teenage pregnancy rates

Teenage pregnancy is a growing public health issue in South Africa and often associated with adverse outcomes and socioeconomic complications. At Empangeni Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, the rate of teenage pregnancy was found to be higher than the national average. This prevalence is an onset of many other related problems. Dr Olaolu Ogunwale, a Registrar at Ngwelezane Hospital’s Department of Family Medicine says that although a lot of research has been conducted nationally and internationally on teenage pregnancy, very little has been investigated to determine the characteristics and obstetrics outcomes of this in KwaZulu-Natal and he wants to change this