Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
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Comfortable working in a site where termination of pregnancy is being performed N = 405 | |
Yes | 115 (28.4) |
No | 290 (71.6) |
Reasons why not comfortablea N = 290 | |
Outside of the scope of my practice | 21 (7.2) |
Against my religious practice | 226 (77.9) |
Against my personal values | 126 (43.4) |
I didn’t have the opportunity to be trained in abortion technique | 49 (16.9) |
I don’t know | 11 (3.8) |
Others | 2 (0.6) |
Legal abortion should be permitted under any circumstances N = 405 | |
Agree | 112 (27.7) |
Disagree | 244 (60.2) |
Neutral | 49 (12.1) |
Reasons for disagreementa N = 244 | |
My religion doesn’t allow | 172 (70.5) |
Culturally not accepted | 59 (24.2) |
It is homicide on the fetus | 128 (52.5) |
Encourage to have unwanted pregnancies | 135 (55.3) |
Encourages pre−/extra-marital sex | 145 (59.4) |