Abstract
Background: Abortion was legalized in Nepal in September 2002 by the amendment to the “Muluki Ain”. Legal, moral and ethical issues surrounding abortion make research on all aspects of abortion difficult to undertake. The objective of this study is to assess knowledge and attitude regarding abortion among women of reproductive age group (15-45 years). Methods: This study was a descriptive and conducted in Manipal Teaching Hospital (MTH), Pokhara, Nepal. 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. The data were analyzed using Excel 2007, SPSS for Windows Version 16.0 Results: The majority (83%) of the participant were of age group 15-30years, most (70%) of them were married, most (82%) of them were Hindu. The majority of the participants (95%) had heard regarding Abortion. About half (55%) got information from mass media. Most (58%) of the women are having average knowledge regarding Abortion, and the remaining 4% is having poor knowledge. The majority (90%) of the women have a good attitude and no one is having an unfavorable attitude. There is a significant association between knowledge and level of education. There is a positive correlation between knowledge and attitude. Conclusion: Though the majority of the women had a good attitude regarding abortion, still few women i.e. 4% attending MTH don’t have good knowledge.
Highlights
Abortion is the expulsion or extraction from its mother of an embryo or fetus weighing 500gm or less when it is not capable of independent survival (WHO).1According to NDHS 2016, Nepal reported the high maternal mortality ratios i.e. 239 deaths per 100,000 live births, attributable to unsafe abortion
Abortion was legalized under specified conditions in March 2002 in Nepal but still a large proportion of population is unaware of the abortion
A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among the women of reproductive age group attending Manipal Teaching Hospital (OBG and Gynae OPD &Ward), Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal from 13th - 20th March, 2013
Summary
Abortion is the expulsion or extraction from its mother of an embryo or fetus weighing 500gm or less when it is not capable of independent survival (WHO).1According to NDHS 2016, Nepal reported the high maternal mortality ratios i.e. 239 deaths per 100,000 live births, attributable to unsafe abortion. Abortion is a medical problem and the social problem which poses health risks to women in the reproductive age group.. Abortion was legalized under specified conditions in March 2002 in Nepal but still a large proportion of population is unaware of the abortion.. The objective of the study is to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding abortion among the women of reproductive age group which will give baseline knowledge for further dissemination and advocacy about various aspects of abortion. Moral and ethical issues surrounding abortion make research on all aspects of 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
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