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An evaluation of male learners’ knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding sexual and reproductive health in rural northern KwaZulu-Natal province

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 61 , issue 6 : Entrepreneurship and Africa’s Cultural Context , 2024 , pages: 239–245

DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2019.1664539

Author(s): Mampho Mochaoa Rogers Bethesda Hospital, Department of Health, South Africa, Gloria Mfeka-Nkabinde Discipline of Family Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South Africa, Andrew Ross Discipline of Family Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, South Africa,

Keywords: attitude, behaviour, knowledge, rural setting, sexual and reproductive health, young male learners,

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Background: With a disparate HIV prevalence among young men and women, high rates of teenage pregnancies and a lack of responsible fatherhood, issues of reproductive health among young people need to be urgently addressed. The aim of this research was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding sexual and reproductive health among young men in the Bethesda Hospital catchment area of northern KwaZulu-Natal province.

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