Assessment of the Attitude and Knowledge About Abortion and Its Consequences in Women Attending Obstetrics Unit at A Public Hospital: A Prospective, Descriptive SurveyBased Study
Aim: This study aimed at assessing the attitude and knowledge about abortion and its consequences in women attending obstetrics units at a public hospital. Methods: This was a prospective, descriptive survey-based study with a purposive sampling technique involving women above 18 years attending ob...
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| author | Sivasankaran Ponnusankar Hunsur Nagendra Vishwas Siva Manoj Kumar Viswanathan Balasubramaniam |
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| description | Aim: This study aimed at assessing the attitude and knowledge about abortion and its consequences in women attending obstetrics units at a public hospital.
Methods: This was a prospective, descriptive survey-based study with a purposive sampling technique involving women above 18 years attending obstetrics and gynecology unit at a public hospital.
Results: A total of 209 females were approached, finally 127 respondents agreed to participate in the study. About 85.04% (n=108) of them knew about abortion. 61.42% (n=78) of respondents indicated that they did not know the methods of abortion, and among them, 63.75% (n=49) were aware of unsafe abortion practices; very few of the respondents preferred the traditional practice for abortion. 56.69% (n=72) of the respondents were not aware of the possible dangers of abortion; and 85.83% (n=109) of the respondents would seek advice on abortion (if necessary) from a qualified doctor.
Conclusion: The study participants demonstrated good knowledge and attitudes towards abortion and its consequences. The study also showed the maximum number of respondents who had heard about abortion but had less knowledge of the consequences of unsafe practices. The study revealed that respondents' age, number of children, religion, and educational level had no significant influence on their knowledge and attitude. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-412086dc1186412a9dbeec7f33d5a58a2023-02-15T16:10:53ZengEurasian Society of Family MedicineEurasian Journal of Family Medicine2147-31612147-34042022-03-01111536010.33880/ejfm.2022110107Assessment of the Attitude and Knowledge About Abortion and Its Consequences in Women Attending Obstetrics Unit at A Public Hospital: A Prospective, Descriptive SurveyBased StudySivasankaran Ponnusankar0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5589-090XHunsur Nagendra Vishwas1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4132-3028Siva Manoj Kumar2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4057-4506Viswanathan Balasubramaniam3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5060-2358Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Ooty, IndiaDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Ooty, India.Department of Pharmacy Practice, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Ooty, IndiaDepartment of Surgery, Govt. Medical College & Hospital, Ooty, IndiaAim: This study aimed at assessing the attitude and knowledge about abortion and its consequences in women attending obstetrics units at a public hospital. Methods: This was a prospective, descriptive survey-based study with a purposive sampling technique involving women above 18 years attending obstetrics and gynecology unit at a public hospital. Results: A total of 209 females were approached, finally 127 respondents agreed to participate in the study. About 85.04% (n=108) of them knew about abortion. 61.42% (n=78) of respondents indicated that they did not know the methods of abortion, and among them, 63.75% (n=49) were aware of unsafe abortion practices; very few of the respondents preferred the traditional practice for abortion. 56.69% (n=72) of the respondents were not aware of the possible dangers of abortion; and 85.83% (n=109) of the respondents would seek advice on abortion (if necessary) from a qualified doctor. Conclusion: The study participants demonstrated good knowledge and attitudes towards abortion and its consequences. The study also showed the maximum number of respondents who had heard about abortion but had less knowledge of the consequences of unsafe practices. The study revealed that respondents' age, number of children, religion, and educational level had no significant influence on their knowledge and attitude.http://ejfm.trakya.edu.tr/userfiles/2022/March/7-ponnusankar.pdfhealth surveyscomplicationsknowledgespontaneous abortion |
| spellingShingle | Sivasankaran Ponnusankar Hunsur Nagendra Vishwas Siva Manoj Kumar Viswanathan Balasubramaniam Assessment of the Attitude and Knowledge About Abortion and Its Consequences in Women Attending Obstetrics Unit at A Public Hospital: A Prospective, Descriptive SurveyBased Study Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine health surveys complications knowledge spontaneous abortion |
| title | Assessment of the Attitude and Knowledge About Abortion and Its Consequences in Women Attending Obstetrics Unit at A Public Hospital: A Prospective, Descriptive SurveyBased Study |
| title_full | Assessment of the Attitude and Knowledge About Abortion and Its Consequences in Women Attending Obstetrics Unit at A Public Hospital: A Prospective, Descriptive SurveyBased Study |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of the Attitude and Knowledge About Abortion and Its Consequences in Women Attending Obstetrics Unit at A Public Hospital: A Prospective, Descriptive SurveyBased Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of the Attitude and Knowledge About Abortion and Its Consequences in Women Attending Obstetrics Unit at A Public Hospital: A Prospective, Descriptive SurveyBased Study |
| title_short | Assessment of the Attitude and Knowledge About Abortion and Its Consequences in Women Attending Obstetrics Unit at A Public Hospital: A Prospective, Descriptive SurveyBased Study |
| title_sort | assessment of the attitude and knowledge about abortion and its consequences in women attending obstetrics unit at a public hospital a prospective descriptive surveybased study |
| topic | health surveys complications knowledge spontaneous abortion |
| url | http://ejfm.trakya.edu.tr/userfiles/2022/March/7-ponnusankar.pdf |
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