Table 4 Belief and attitudes towards abortion services (% of agree)
From: Providers’ perspectives on denial of abortion care in Nepal: a cross sectional study
Statements | Physician (n = 36) | Mid-level (n = 70) | Total (n = 106) |
|---|---|---|---|
The needs of a patient are more important than the beliefs of a clinician | 100 | 94 | 96 |
Clinicians have a responsibility to counsel patients against having an abortion | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Every woman has the right to access safe abortion to the full extent of the law | 100 | 99 | 99 |
Providing abortions is a positive contribution to society | 89 | 77 | 81 |
I feel that providing abortions is morally wrong | 3 | 4 | 4 |
I feel guilty about providing abortions | 6 | 6 | 6 |
I do/would worry about telling people that I provide abortions | 6 | – | 2 |
A woman who has had an abortion brings shame to her family | – | 1 | 1 |
Women have abortions to take better care of the children they already have | 67 | 83 | 77 |
The later the gestational age, the more sinful the abortion | 11 | 16 | 14 |
I would continue to be friends with someone if I found out that they had an abortion | 92 | 91 | 92 |
Most abortions could be provided under the legal ground of mental health | 58 | 57 | 58 |