Knowledge and Attitude on Abortion among women of Reproductive age group attending Manipal Teaching Hospital, Nepal
Abstract
DOI: https://doi.org/10.46405/ejms.v1i1.7
Background: Abortion was legalized in Nepal in September 2002 by the amendment to the “MulukiAin”. Legal, moral and ethical issues surrounding abortion make researches on abortion difficult to undertake. Collecting good information on the reasons for abortion may be especially difficult because it requires asking women to articulate the often complex and sensitive process that led to the decision. The objective of this study is to assess knowledge and attitude regarding abortion among women of reproductive age group.
Methods: This study was a Cross-sectional descriptive and conducted in Manipal Teaching Hospital (MTH), Pokhara. The tools were demographic proforma, knowledge questionnaire, and attitude scale on abortion. Data was collected by asking questions regarding abortion. The total sample was 100 and the sampling technique was purposive. Data were analyzed using Excel 2007, SPSS Version 16.0
Results: The Majority (83%) of the respondents were of age group 15-30years, most (70%) of them were married and 82% of them were Hindu. Ninety-five percentages of the respondents had heard regarding Abortion and the majority of them (55%) got information from mass media. Most (58%) of the women were having average knowledge regarding Abortion, and the remaining 4% were having poor knowledge. It was also found that the majority (90%) of the women had a good attitude and no one was having an unfavorable attitude. There was a significant association between knowledge and the level of education. And also, there was a positive correlation between knowledge and attitude of abortion.
Conclusion: Though the majority of the women had a good attitude regarding abortion, still few women (4%) attending MTH didn’t have good knowledge. Therefore women should be educated about various aspects of abortion which may help to decrease the number of maternal morbidity and mortality due to unsafe abortion.
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