| Knowledge, attitudes, and practice of abortion among women and doctors in Armenia. | |
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PMID: 19916760 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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OBJECTIVE: To assess knowledge and attitudes towards abortion among women and obstetricians/gynaecologists in Armenia, in order to facilitate the introduction of medical abortion. METHODS: Ninety-nine doctors and 400 women in three cities in Armenia were purposively selected to participate in face-to-face interviews using structured survey instruments. RESULTS: Most women knew that abortion is legal under any (31%) or certain (50%) circumstances. The majority of women had heard of medical abortion, but had superficial or incorrect knowledge of the method. Thirty percent of women expressed a preference for medical abortion over surgical abortion. Despite the fact that the medications are not readily available in Armenia, nearly one out of three doctors reported having experience in using misoprostol or mifepristone + misoprostol to terminate pregnancies. Doctors not providing medical abortion cited concerns about the method's efficacy and safety, or felt that they did not have enough information. One-third of doctors were very interested in receiving training on medical abortion methods. CONCLUSIONS: Both doctors and women in Armenia are interested in medical abortion as an alternative to surgical abortion. Efforts should focus on informing women about the legality of abortion and the details of the medical abortion procedure, and on training doctors in this new method. |
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Erica Chong; Tamar Tsereteli; Susanna Vardanyan; Gayane Avagyan; Beverly Winikoff |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The European journal of contraception & reproductive health care : the official journal of the European Society of Contraception Volume: 14 ISSN: 1473-0782 ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care Publication Date: 2009 Oct |
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Created Date: 2009-11-17 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9712127 Medline TA: Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 340-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Gynuity Health Projects, New York, NY 10010, USA. echong@gynuity.org |
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