Bvukeya Pride, Shirindza Katekani J, Lebese Rachel T
Department of Advanced Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa.
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Science, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa.
Health SA. 2025 May 31;30:2884. doi: 10.4102/hsag.v30i0.2884. eCollection 2025.
Teenage pregnancy remains a significant public health concern in South Africa that remains a challenge in the context of Ubuntu in the African philosophy.
This article explores grade nine leraners' experiences on Ubuntu workshop in Mopani District.
The study was conducted in Limpopo province of South Africa. Limpopo province is one of the nine provinces on the far northern side of South Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique and Zimbabwe as its neighbouring countries.
A qualitative exploratory descriptive design was used based on the 4-cycle appreciative inquiry. A non-probability purposive sampling was used to select 32 participants who were grade nine learners who participated in the health education programme for teenage pregnancy. Data were gathered through workshop group discussions. The interviews were audiotaped and transcribed verbatim. Thematic analysis was used to categorise and analyse themes that emerged from the data.
Four main themes were identified: Empowering self and others; Outcomes for the future; Imparting knowledge; and Shaping others.
Based on the four themes that emerged from the findings, it is clear that participants prioritise personal growth, empowerment and positively impacting others. These findings suggest that teenage pregnancy prevention programmes should focus on empowering teenagers to empower others and that knowledge sharing with the infusion of Ubuntu principles promotes self-worth, dignity and empowerment, enabling teenagers to make informed decisions about their reproductive health.
Adds to the body of knowledge by presenting Ubuntu teenage pregnancy prevention programmes.
青少年怀孕在南非仍然是一个重大的公共卫生问题，在非洲哲学中的乌班图理念背景下，这仍然是一项挑战。
本文探讨了莫帕尼区九年级学生参加乌班图工作坊的经历。
该研究在南非林波波省进行。林波波省是南非最北部的九个省份之一。它与莫桑比克和津巴布韦接壤，是其邻国。
采用基于四循环赞赏式探究的定性探索性描述性设计。采用非概率目的抽样法，选取32名参与青少年怀孕健康教育项目的九年级学生作为研究对象。通过工作坊小组讨论收集数据。访谈进行录音并逐字转录。采用主题分析法对数据中出现的主题进行分类和分析。
确定了四个主要主题：自我和他人赋权；未来成果；知识传授；塑造他人。
根据研究结果中出现的四个主题，很明显参与者将个人成长、赋权和对他人产生积极影响放在首位。这些研究结果表明，青少年怀孕预防项目应侧重于赋予青少年权力，使其能够赋予他人权力，并且融入乌班图原则的知识分享能够提升自我价值、尊严和赋权，使青少年能够就其生殖健康做出明智的决定。
通过介绍乌班图青少年怀孕预防项目，丰富了知识体系。
