Healthcare professionals' and students' willingness to perform abortion: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2014-2025.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare professionals' and students' willingness to provide abortion influences access to care and workforce readiness.

Objective

We conducted a literature synthesis to identify patterns in willingness across various clinical scenarios.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

We searched five databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Medline, and CINAHL) and gray literature for studies (January 2014 to February 2025) without language restrictions. Eligible studies reported cross-sectional data on providers' willingness, while we excluded conditionally framed scenarios. Willingness was defined as the intent, readiness, or affirmative response to provide abortion.

Methods

Summary-level data on theme-specific willingness were

SUBMITTER: Jain N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12759130 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature