Nursing Science Department Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa.
Adelaide Tambo School of Nursing Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa.
Inquiry. 2023 Jan-Dec;60:469580221146827. doi: 10.1177/00469580221146827.
Teenage pregnancy is a significant concern for society, and the effect on education is immense. In South Africa, policies were thus introduced allowing pregnant school-going children to continue attending class until the baby's birth. However, research on adolescent pregnancy generally ignores teenage fathers and focuses mostly on teenage mothers. Parents of teenage girls are also encouraged to offer support to their children, but the same cannot be said about adolescent fathers. They confront numerous barriers in fulfilling their parenting roles. A qualitative exploratory study was conducted to explore adolescent fathers' dilemmas, challenges, and opportunities. Interviews were conducted to collect data from 5 adolescent fathers in 1 township in South Africa. Findings indicate that adolescent fathers face various challenges and experience fatherhood differently. The phenomenon's effects on education are immense and unavoidable, yet some opportunities accompany the fathering role. Adolescent fathers are exposed to several complex situations that impact their lives. To understand these, further research studies into adolescent fatherhood still need to be conducted, and reproductive health education efforts should equally be directed toward empowering boys to the same extent as girls.
青少年怀孕是社会关注的一个重要问题，对教育的影响是巨大的。在南非，因此出台了政策，允许怀孕的在校学生继续上课，直到孩子出生。然而，关于青少年怀孕的研究通常忽略了青少年父亲，而主要关注青少年母亲。也鼓励少女的父母为孩子提供支持，但青少年父亲则不能这样。他们在履行父母的角色时面临着许多障碍。进行了一项定性探索性研究，以探讨青少年父亲的困境、挑战和机会。通过访谈，从南非一个乡镇的 5 名青少年父亲那里收集了数据。研究结果表明，青少年父亲面临着各种挑战，并且对父权制的体验也不同。这一现象对教育的影响是巨大的，也是不可避免的，但同时也带来了一些机会。青少年父亲面临着许多复杂的情况，这些情况影响着他们的生活。为了理解这些情况，仍需要对青少年父亲进行进一步的研究，生殖健康教育工作也应该同等地以男孩和女孩同样的程度赋予男孩权力。
