Awareness Of Abortion Research Articles

대학생의 생명존중의식, 생명윤리의식, 낙태관련 교육정책지지가 낙태인식에 미치는 영향

This study was conducted to determine the effects of college students' awareness of respect for life, bioethics, support for abortion-related policies, and demographic characteristics (major, grade, religion, sexual attitude, sexual intercourse) on abortion awareness. For this purpose, an online survey was conducted from December 10, 2021 to January 30, 2022, targeting 116 students attending universities in Incheon, Chungnam, Chungbuk, and Gyeongbuk. With the SPSS 23.0 program, the degree of respect for life, bioethics, support for abortion-related policy, and awareness of abortion were analyzed by t-test and ANOVA according to demographic characteristics and post-test by Sdheffe. The correlation between demographic characteristics, respect for life, bioethics, support for abortion-related policy and awareness of abortion was analyzed by Pierce correlation analysis, and factors affecting the perception of abortion were analyzed by multiple regression analysis. Abortion awareness according to demographic characteristics showed significant differences according to major, grade, religion, sexual knowledge acquisition path, sexual attitude, and sexual experience. Awareness of respect for life, consciousness of bioethics, major, religion, and sexual attitude showed a quantitative correlation with abortion awareness, and abortion-related policy support, grade and sexual experience showed negative correlation with abortion awareness. It was found that the factor influencing the awareness of abortion was the awareness of bioethics, and it was found to account for 49.1% of the variance in the perception of abortion. Based on the research results, various education and methods should be explored to strengthen the awareness of bioethics in order to prevent abortion among university students.

A gap between Law and Practice: A Community’s Perception of Unmarried Women’s Abortion Options in Nepal

Background In 2002, the Nepalese abortion law went from being highly restrictive to fully liberal. This study aimed to explore a local community’s perception of the situation for unmarried Nepalese women wanting to practice their legal right to abortion.Methods The study comprised a cross-sectional survey and in-depth interviews with men and women above the age of 16 years living in the Makwanpur District, Nepal. The final data included 55 questionnaires and 16 interviews. The questionnaire data was univariate analysed, while a condensation of meaning analysis was carried out on the interviews.Results The overall awareness of abortion being legal was high, although the extent of knowledge of the specific legal grounds varied. Unmarried women were believed to have access to abortion services, although they risked stigmatisation due to their marital status. The community attitude towards these women having abortions was very negative, hence it differed from the legal acceptance of all women having the right to abortion. This was explained by societal norms on premarital sexual activity. Generally, the participants felt that changing attitudes would be difficult but possible over time.Conclusion A considerable gap exists between the legal acceptance of abortion and community attitudes when it comes to unmarried women as this group encounters barriers when wanting to practice their right. Therefore, these barriers need to be addressed to allow unmarried Nepalese women access to safe abortion services without the risk of being stigmatised.One possible alternative is educational initiatives such as disseminating information vigorously through mass media to create awareness.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hprospect.v12i2.9869 Health Prospect Vol.12(2) 2013: 24-30