Attitudes, experiences, and training on comprehensive abortion care: A nationwide survey of trainee physicians in Ghana.
Afr J Reprod Health
; 26(9): 21-30, 2022 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
This cross-sectional study assessed attitudes and experiences with abortion care among physician trainees in Ghana. Participants were 27 Obstetrics/Gynecology (OBGYN) residents and 138 house officers. An electronic survey evaluated attitudes, training, clinical experience, and technical skills with abortion care. The majority of participants believe that women should have access to safe abortion. However, only 51.6% of OBGYN residents and 40.9% of house officers want to currently perform abortions as a trainee, primarily due to religious or ethical beliefs. Among house officers, increased likelihood of performing abortions in their future practice is associated with greater exposure to abortion training, (OR 1.40, p=0.032), fewer years practicing medicine (OR 0.26, p=0.010), and believing abortion laws should be liberalized (OR 3.62, p=0.03). Overall, we demonstrate that only two-thirds of physician trainees in Ghana are likely to perform abortion care after completing training, and greater exposure to abortion training is associated with an increased likelihood of performing abortions.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Médicos
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Aborto Inducido
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Ethics
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Afr J Reprod Health
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA REPRODUTIVA
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article