COVID-19 and HIV/SRH: Effect of COVID-19 on access to HIV and sexual and reproductive health services among adolescent mothers in South Africa: a cohort study
Adolescent mothers confront multiple risks which may negatively impact on their ability to parent, their personal health and the health of their children.
These risks include experiencing stigmatization, delayed entry to antenatal care, poor adherence to ART and exclusion in support programmes.
With lockdown measures and changes to healthcare provision due to the COVD-19 pandemic, the vulnerabilities of adolescents mothers may have exacerbate.