Samenvatting

Adolescents' access to contraception and other sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services has been described in previous studies as a problem to many communities in Africa. The Department of Health and HelpHer.org provides sexual and reproductive health services to adolescents in Esidadeni through various programmes. South Africa's government has improved various policies to give adolescents more autonomy in accessing SRH services. The Esidadeni community, on the other hand, has a high proportion of teen pregnancies, unsafe abortions, and sexually transmitted diseases. Using a case study, this thesis investigated enablers and barriers to sexual and reproductive health services among teenagers aged 12 to 19 in Esidadeni, Mkhambathini, South Africa.