Healthcare Providers' Knowledge and Attitude Towards Abortions in Thailand: A Pre-Post Evaluation of Trainings on Safe Abortion.

ABSTRACT: Although physicians in Thailand can carry out abortions legally, unsafe abortion rates remain high and have serious consequences for women's health. Training programs for healthcare providers on the 'Care of unplanned and adolescent pregnancies for the prevention of unsafe abortions' have been implemented in Thailand with the aim of providing information and challenging negative attitudes about abortions. This study investigated the participants of the training courses in order to: (i) evaluate their knowledge and attitudes towards safe abortions; and (ii) investigate the factors that determine their knowledge and attitudes. A pre-post study design was applied. Descriptive statistics were calculated to provide an overview of the data. Bivariate analysis, a Wilcoxon signed rank test and a m

SUBMITTER: Sanitya R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7246465 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature