Table 5 Practices related to abortion among OB-GYNs (n = 572)
From: Brazilian obstetrician-gynecologists and abortion: a survey of knowledge, opinions and practices
Practice | OB-GYNs n = 572a | |
|---|---|---|
n | % | |
Ever received training | ||
Yes | 176 | 30.8 |
No | 393 | 68.7 |
Ever performed an abortion | ||
Yes | 188 | 32.9 |
No | 380 | 66.4 |
Number of abortions performed in the last year* | ||
1–5 | 90 | 47.9 |
6–20 | 10 | 5.3 |
More than 20 | 5 | 2.7 |
None in the last year | 83 | 44.1 |
Circumstances under which abortions were performed* | ||
Rape | 36 | 19.1 |
Risk to the mother's life | 47 | 25.0 |
Severe fetal malformation | 100 | 53.2 |
Risk to the mother's health | 9 | 4.8 |
Socioeconomic reasons | 3 | 1.6 |
Elective | 18 | 9.6 |
Other | 38 | 20.2 |
Procedures used* | ||
Manual vacuum aspiration | 18 | 9.6 |
Dilation and curettage | 112 | 59.6 |
Hypertonic solutions (saline or urea) | 6 | 3.2 |
Misoprostol* or other prostaglandins | 129 | 68.6 |
Mifepristone + misoprostol | 4 | 2.1 |
Methotrexate + misoprotol | 5 | 2.6 |
Other | 11 | 5.9 |
Gestational age when performed abortion* | ||
Before 12 weeks | 137 | 72.9 |
Between 13–20 weeks | 83 | 44.1 |