Stress and coping among unmarried pregnant university students in South Africa

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2021

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BMC

Abstract

The improvement of maternal and child health (MCH) outcomes is an important part of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). MCH remains an important issue globally as the SDGs have not yet been achieved in most countries. Young women in universities are likely to experience unintended pregnancy due to risky sexual behaviors in tertiary institutions which is characterized by lack of condom and/or contraceptive use and coercion. Pregnant young women in an academic environment are susceptible to stressors associated with unintended pregnancy and academic demands of universities. However, very little is known about the stress and coping among young people in tertiary institutions who get pregnant during the course of their studies and choose to keep the pregnancy.

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Coping strategies, Early motherhood, Stressors, Unintended pregnancy, University students, South Africa

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Phiri, T. M. et al. (2021). Stress and coping among unmarried pregnant university students in South Africa. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 21,817. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-04288-1