Other Titles
Rising Star Poster/Presentation
Abstract
Background: Current interventions for preventing teenage pregnancy in South Africa lack multi-stakeholder involvement and Ubuntu values. As a result, these limitations create barriers to their acceptability and implementation by teenagers and stakeholders, evidenced by recorded 67,389 deliveries among girls aged 15 to 19 years and 1,424 deliveries among girls aged 10 to 14 years in Gauteng province (Khanyile, 2025).
Aim: This study aimed to explore and describe stakeholders’ perceptions regarding incorporating Ubuntu values in interventions to prevent teenage pregnancy. The study findings will further propose how the Ubuntu values might be incorporated into the interventions.
Methods: This study followed the cyclical process of participatory action research. Sixty-seven purposively sampled stakeholders (14 nurses, 34 parents, 12 social workers, and seven (7) teachers) participated in focus group discussions conducted between April and September 2023 in the Ekurhuleni district of South Africa.
Findings: The main findings highlight the benefits of incorporating Ubuntu values and the perception of the lack of Ubuntu values as a threat to the incorporation of Ubuntu values in the interventions.
Conclusion: The study findings revealed that stakeholders perceive Ubuntu values as essential catalysts of teamwork and could be used to delay teenagers’ engagement in sexual activities through role modelling and respectful services. Moreover, sharing sexual reproductive health and contraceptive information will increase teenagers’ knowledge and awareness of the available interventions for the prevention of teenage pregnancy. The involvement of stakeholders is recommended to break the barriers to the acceptance and implementation of teenage pregnancy interventions. The Department of Health should invest adequate infrastructure and resources to provide SRH information.
Notes
Reference list included in attached poster file.
Sigma Membership
Chi Xi at-Large
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Other
Research Approach
Other
Keywords:
Cultural Context and Care, Teenage Pregnancy Prevention, South Africa
Recommended Citation
Nyandeni, Sinethemba; Mulaudzi, Fhumulani; and Sepeng, Nombulelo, "Stakeholders' Perceptions Regarding the Incorporation of Ubuntu Values in Pregnancy Interventions" (2025). Biennial Convention (CONV). 92.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2025/posters_2025/92
Conference Name
48th Biennial Convention
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Conference Year
2025
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Review Type
Invited Presentation
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2025-12-10
Stakeholders' Perceptions Regarding the Incorporation of Ubuntu Values in Pregnancy Interventions
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Background: Current interventions for preventing teenage pregnancy in South Africa lack multi-stakeholder involvement and Ubuntu values. As a result, these limitations create barriers to their acceptability and implementation by teenagers and stakeholders, evidenced by recorded 67,389 deliveries among girls aged 15 to 19 years and 1,424 deliveries among girls aged 10 to 14 years in Gauteng province (Khanyile, 2025).
Aim: This study aimed to explore and describe stakeholders’ perceptions regarding incorporating Ubuntu values in interventions to prevent teenage pregnancy. The study findings will further propose how the Ubuntu values might be incorporated into the interventions.
Methods: This study followed the cyclical process of participatory action research. Sixty-seven purposively sampled stakeholders (14 nurses, 34 parents, 12 social workers, and seven (7) teachers) participated in focus group discussions conducted between April and September 2023 in the Ekurhuleni district of South Africa.
Findings: The main findings highlight the benefits of incorporating Ubuntu values and the perception of the lack of Ubuntu values as a threat to the incorporation of Ubuntu values in the interventions.
Conclusion: The study findings revealed that stakeholders perceive Ubuntu values as essential catalysts of teamwork and could be used to delay teenagers’ engagement in sexual activities through role modelling and respectful services. Moreover, sharing sexual reproductive health and contraceptive information will increase teenagers’ knowledge and awareness of the available interventions for the prevention of teenage pregnancy. The involvement of stakeholders is recommended to break the barriers to the acceptance and implementation of teenage pregnancy interventions. The Department of Health should invest adequate infrastructure and resources to provide SRH information.
Description
Current interventions for preventing teenage pregnancy in South Africa lack multi-stakeholder involvement and Ubuntu values.This study aimed to explore and describe stakeholders’ perceptions regarding incorporating Ubuntu values in interventions to prevent teenage pregnancy. Ubuntu values could promote teamwork, address the existing barriers, and facilitate the implementation of teenage pregnancy prevention interventions.