Abortion views and practices among Danish family physicians

1976 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michala Gammeltoft ◽  
Ronald L. Somers
Keyword(s):  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Pregnancy Termination ◽  
Family Physicians ◽  
Induced Abortion ◽  
Abortion Care ◽  
Proper Role ◽  
Perceived Success ◽  
Contraceptive Services ◽  
Post Abortion ◽  
Danish Family

SummarySixty-seven GPs from a suburb of Copenhagen were interviewed regarding their experience with and opinion of induced abortion. The younger physicians in the sample were (a) significantly more experienced in areas of medical practice relating to abortion care, (b) significantly more positive in their attitude towards abortion, and (c) significantly more likely to emphasize the provision of contraceptive services to women undergoing pregnancy termination. Independent of the influence of age, a significant positive correlation was found between abortion attitude and the emphasis placed on providing contraception. A physician's self-perceived success in providing post-abortion contraception was found to relate in part to his/her view of the proper role to be played by a GP in abortion cases.

scholarly journals Contraceptive situation and Influencing Factors in Guangdong Province: A comparative questionnaire study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
FAN JIANG ◽  
Yanxia Qu ◽  
Peixuan Lin ◽  
Li Li ◽  
Qingshan Xuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Induced Abortion ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Monthly Income ◽  
Abortion Care ◽  
Post Abortion Care ◽  
Contraceptive Services ◽  
Post Abortion

Abstract BackgroundThe aim of our study is to describe the status of induced abortion and contraceptive use in reproductive women and make clear the correlated factors in Guangdong province.MethodA self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted separately in 1839 individuals aged 18–49 and 900 health care providers from Guangdong province. The content of questionnaire was based on status of induced abortion and contraceptive use for the former and problems concerning contraceptive services for the latter. Systematic random sampling was used and data were analyzed using SPSS 19.0. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression were used in this study.Results30.61% of participants experienced the induced abortion. The rate of repeated abortion was 19.96% and it was 20.45% in persons under 20 years old. 18.23% of 1839 individuals chose LARC as the main contraceptive method. The females with college degree(Odds ratio, OR = 1.867; 95% confidence intervals 95%CI: 1.175–2.969), technologists(OR = 2.291; 95%CI: 1.063–4.936) and the persons whose monthly income were of between 3000–5000¥(OR = 1.920; 95%CI: 1.204–3.065) were more likely to use LARC. The younger females less than 30 years old and never using PAC services had lower odds of using LARC. The rate of post abortion care performance was merely 12.23%. Age, monthly income, occupation, living conditions and obtaining free contraceptives in time were all strongerly influence factors for the use of post-abortion care(P < 0.01). The satisfaction rate of free contraceptive services was about 57.44%. Variety uniformity, obtaining inconveniently and worrying about the quality were the main reasons. 66.22% of hospitals set up the department of family planning in our study. Highly work intensity(54.67%) and less leadership (40.22%) influenced health care providers to provide family planning services.ConclusionThe abortion rate was high especially in young women. There were many problems affecting contraceptive services which damaged women’reproductive health. Increasing government investment for family planning services, strengthening the construction of the family planning department and performing post abortion care and long-acting reversible contraception by taking relevant steps would be useful measures for improving current contraceptive status.

scholarly journals Incidence of Induced Abortion and Post-Abortion Care in Tanzania

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. e0133933 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah C. Keogh ◽  
Godfather Kimaro ◽  
Projestine Muganyizi ◽  
Jesse Philbin ◽  
Amos Kahwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Induced Abortion ◽  
Abortion Care ◽  
Post Abortion Care ◽  
Post Abortion

scholarly journals Post Abortion Contraception Model: A Comprehensive Package for Improving Safe Abortion Care in Developing Countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-21
Author(s):  
Fred Yao Gbagbo
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Induced Abortion ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Safe Abortion ◽  
Governmental Organization ◽  
Abortion Care ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Wide Availability ◽  
Post Abortion

Background: Despite liberal abortion laws and wide availability of contraceptives in Ghana, declining Post Abortion Contraception remains a public health challenge due to early unplanned pregnancies and recurrent abortions. The development of this model was therefore to address challenges of low contraception following induced abortion in health facilities within the capital city of Ghana. Method: The development of this model was an outcome of a nested study title: ‘decision making for induced abortion in Accra metropolis, Ghana’ in 2014. This model was piloted for four years using Marie Stopes, Ipas and Ghana Health Service trained abortion providers with family planning skills in one hundred purposively selected health facilities comprising 90 private and 10 Non-Governmental Organization mandated by law to provide safe abortion care services in the capital city of Ghana. The model mainly focused on contraceptive products, pricing, placement, promotion and people. Results: There was an increase (90% average) in Post Abortion Contraception across the selected facilities following the intervention using the model. Conclusion: The study concludes that an integration of products, pricing, placement, promotion and people with options counselling prior to an induced abortion are key considerations for an improved post abortion contraception uptake in developing countries.

scholarly journals A művi abortusz a férfi partner szemszögéből

2019 ◽  
Vol 160 (18) ◽  
pp. 694-699
Author(s):  
Beáta Magda Nagy ◽  
Adrien Rigó
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Induced Abortion ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Female Partner ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Male Partners ◽  
Personal Support ◽  
Abortion Care ◽  
Post Abortion ◽  
Emotional Balance

Abstract: Induced abortion is an intervention that scientific research primarily addresses from the concerned women’s point of view in terms of either the causes or the consequences of the abortion decision. Nevertheless, each case of abortion involves a man as much as a woman (in the same vein as conception), which calls for the better knowledge of male partners’ needs, expectations and experiences related to induced abortion. The present summary addresses male partners’ status and importance in abortion care in a practical approach based on professional considerations. Available empirical findings suggest that male partners’ involvement in abortion care has importance both in protecting men’s emotional balance and in providing support for women in adapting to the abortion process. Male partners’ deeper involvement possibly includes roles such as seeing the female partner to the intervention, participation in pre-abortion counselling, presence during the intervention, and participation in post-abortion care. Related findings show that all of these forms of support are related to women’s positive abortion-related experiences and thus to their better recovery (provided that the female partner expresses a need for her male partner’s personal support). Furthermore, male partners’ involvement in abortion care enables health care providers to tailor counselling (information on the intervention, on possible consequences, on contraceptive methods etc.) to men’s specific needs. These practices facilitate partners’ joint and informed decision making, joint responsibility for conception or contraception, and eventually contribute to reducing the incidence of induced abortion. Orv Hetil. 2019; 160(18): 694–699.

scholarly journals Midwifery tutors' capacity and willingness to teach contraception, post-abortion care, and legal pregnancy termination in Ghana

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gertrude Voetagbe ◽  
Nathaniel Yellu ◽  
Joseph Mills ◽  
Ellen Mitchell ◽  
Amanda Adu-Amankwah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnancy Termination ◽  
Abortion Care ◽  
Post Abortion Care ◽  
Post Abortion

scholarly journals Experiences of women seeking post-abortion care services in a Regional Hospital in Ghana

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. e0248478
Author(s):  
Kenneth Setorwu Adde ◽  
Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh ◽  
Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme
Keyword(s):  
Spontaneous Abortion ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Pregnancy Termination ◽  
Regional Hospital ◽  
Hospital Data ◽  
Abortion Care ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Post Abortion Care ◽  
Post Abortion ◽  
Experiences Of Women

Introduction Abortions remain one of the highest contributors to maternal deaths in Ghana. In 2003, a policy on post-abortion care was introduced to help reduce abortion-related mortality and morbidity. However, depending on the method of pregnancy termination; women encounter varying experiences. This study examines the experiences of women seeking post-abortion care services in a Regional Hospital in Ghana. Materials and methods In-depth interview technique was used to collect data from 20 purposively selected post-abortion care clients at the Volta Regional Hospital. Data were analysed manually using a qualitative content analysis technique. Results The study found that medical abortion was the main method of pregnancy termination used by women who participated in the study to induce abortion. Spontaneous abortion, however, was attributed mainly to engaging in activities that required the use of excessive energy and travelling on bad roads by pregnant women. The study also revealed that, women do not seek early post-abortion care services due to stigma and poverty. Conclusions We found that severity of pain from complications, stigma and financial constraints were factors that influenced women’s decision to seek post-abortion care services. Our findings also suggest that women who experienced spontaneous abortion mainly received financial and emotional support from partners and other family members. To encourage women to seek early post-abortion care services, the Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Service should take pragmatic steps to educate women on the dangers associated with delay in seeking post-abortion care services and the factors that expose women to spontaneous abortions.

scholarly journals The Economic Burden of Abortion and Its Complication Treatment Cares: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Soleimani Movahed ◽  
Saeed Husseini Barghazan ◽  
Fariba Askari ◽  
Morteza Arab Zozani
Keyword(s):  
Economic Burden ◽  
Pregnancy Termination ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Extraction Process ◽  
Qualitative Synthesis ◽  
Abortion Care ◽  
Post Abortion Care ◽  
Hospital Stays ◽  
Post Abortion ◽  
Prolonged Hospital

Objective: Abortion related procedures contribute to a significant economic burden because it resulted in prolonged hospital stays for patients. We aimed to gather available evidence on the economic burden of abortion and post-abortion complication treatment cares worldwide. Materials and methods: PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Embase databases were searched through November 2019. Two researchers independently conducted the quality assessment and data extraction process. The latest web-based tool adjusted the estimates of costs expressed in one specific currency and price year into a specific target currency (the year 2016 $US). Results: Totally, 2082 records were retrieved and 32 studies were deemed eligible for qualitative synthesis. The mean total costs per patient with abortion or post-abortion care ranged from $23 to $564. The annual costs ranged from 189,000 $US to 134 million $US. Conclusion: Abortion and post-abortion care impose a substantial economic burden on society. Understanding the burdensome of abortion or pregnancy termination among policymakers provides vital information and enables informed decisions to be made to establish health care priorities and allocating scarce resources.

scholarly journals Factors Associated with Unsafe Induced Abortion among Women who attended Fitche Hospital, Oromia, Ethiopia: Cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abebe Feyissa Amhare ◽  
Dereje Gobena Alemayehu ◽  
Alemtsehay Adam Bogale
Keyword(s):  
Care Service ◽  
Traditional Birth Attendant ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Induced Abortion ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Abortion Care ◽  
Post Abortion Care ◽  
Post Abortion

Abstract Background Unsafe induced abortion is one of the most medical and public health problems in developing countries including Ethiopia. Ethiopia has permitted abortion in specific legal circumstances when the conception of the fetus is caused by rape, incest, when continuation of pregnancy endangers the mother’s life. The aim of this study is to assess the magnitude and associated risk factors of unsafe induced abortion among women who received post abortion care service in Fitche Hospital. Methods Institutional based cross-sectional study was carried out among women who received post abortion care service at Fitche hospital from November 30, 2017 up to May 30, 2018. The data was collected using pre tested questionnaire and entered to EpiData version 3.1 software and analyzed using SPSS version 24. Descriptive statistics, multivariate logistic regression analysis and chi-square test were conducted. Results Three hundred and eight respondents (100% response rate) with mean age of 30 ± 9 years were participated in this study. From respondents, 45% had history of unsafe induced abortion and 27% of them reported the abortion was performed in house by traditional birth attendant. Single women were more likely practice unsafe induced abortion than widowed women [OR: 9.71; 95%CI (1.30 – 72.42)]. Women who had low monthly income [OR: 6.72; 95%CI (2.15 - 20.97)] and house wives [OR: 12.29; 95%CI (1.70 - 88.63)] were more likely practice unsafe induced abortion than counterparts. Failure of contraceptive methods, place of interference, method used for interference, a person who induced the abortion, a condition after procedure, and reasons to induce abortion were identified as association factors of unsafe induced abortion at P < 0.001. Conclusion The study assessed the magnitude and reported a significant association between unsafe induced abortion and socio-demographic factors, contraceptive practice, and abortion related items. These findings are positive enough to warrant a large-scale study to better understand the unsafe abortion vulnerability factors in Ethiopia.

scholarly journals Abortion in Zimbabwe: A national study of the incidence of induced abortion, unintended pregnancy and post-abortion care in 2016

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. e0205239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Sully ◽  
Mugove Gerald Madziyire ◽  
Taylor Riley ◽  
Ann M. Moore ◽  
Marjorie Crowell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Unintended Pregnancy ◽  
Induced Abortion ◽  
National Study ◽  
Abortion Care ◽  
Post Abortion Care ◽  
Post Abortion
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