Brazilian obstetrician-gynecologists and abortion: a survey of knowledge, opinions and practices

Goldman, Lisa; García, Sandra G.; Dı́az, Juan; Yam, Eileen A.

doi:10.1186/1742-4755-2-10

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“…Additionally, it is very unlikely that the associations between the characteristics of participants and their opinions were affected by a sample bias. Previous studies carried out with gynecologists and obstetricians, 11,15 as well as population-based surveys with men and women, 7,20 have arrived at similar results, that is, have identifi ed the same trends identifi ed in this study.…”

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confidence: 85%

“…7,12,13,20,e Among the characteristics of participants that were found to be associated with a more favorable attitude towards changing abortion laws and in terms of accepting the several circumstances in which abortion should be considered lawful, are variables already pointed out in other studies, such as age, gender, place of residence, previous abortion, importance of religion and religiousness. 15,f It is worthy of attention the constant presence of these latter variables as possibly representing obstacles to changes to the law, and this has frequently been object of debate. The media and the many forums in which this debate takes places show that religious arguments are the major hurdles faced by moving forward with the discussion about Brazilian abortion laws.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Aborto e legislação: opinião de magistrados e promotores de justiça brasileiros

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et al. 2010

Rev. Saúde Pública

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OBJECTIVE:To analyze the opinion of judges and prosecutors concerning Brazilian abortion law and situations in which the abortion should be allowed. METHODS:A cross-sectional study was performed with 1,493 judges and 2,614 prosecutors in Brazil between 2005 and 2006. Participants completed a structured questionnaire approaching sociodemographic characteristics, opinions about abortion law, and circumstances in which abortion is considered lawful. Bivariate and multivariate analyses of data were carried out through Poisson regression. RESULTS:The majority of participants (78%) found that the circumstances in which abortion is considered lawful should be broadened, or even that abortion should not be criminalized. The highest rates of pro-abortion opinions resulted from: risk to the life of the mother (84%), anencephaly (83%), severe congenital malformation of fetus (82%), and pregnancy resulting from rape (82%). Variables related to religion were strongly associated to the opinion of participants. CONCLUSIONS:There is a trend in considering the need of changing the current abortion law, in the sense of widening the circumstances in which abortion is considered lawful, or even toward decriminalizing abortion, regardless of the circumstances in which it takes place.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 85%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Aborto e legislação: opinião de magistrados e promotores de justiça brasileiros

Duarte¹,

Osis²,

Faúndes³

et al. 2010

Rev. Saúde Pública

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“…The evaluation of the technical knowledge was reported in 4 publications, and these studies aimed to determine if the study subjects knew, for example, the operating mechanisms of EC, some of the medical abortion procedures, or the most important epidemiological data on abortion (Díaz et al, 2003a, b;Goldman et al, 2005;De Zordo and Mishtal, 2011).…”

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“…When the search criteria were applied, 21 publications were identified, of which 5 were present in both databases, and these duplicates were excluded (Salzano and Shuler-Faccini, 2002;Díaz et al, 2003a, b;Soares, 2003;Faúndes et al, 2004a;Faúndes et al, 2004b;Loureiro and Vieira, 2004;Lunardi and Simões, 2004;Selli, 2004;Goldman et al, 2005;Corrêa and Guilam, 2006;Faúndes et al, 2007a;Faúndes et al, 2007b;Gesteira et al, 2008;De Zordo and Mishtal, 2011;Silva and Araújo, 2011). Thus, 16 publications were finally included in this study.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Opiniões, conhecimento e atitudes de profissionais da saúde sobre o aborto induzido: uma revisão das pesquisas brasileiras publicadas entre 2001 e 2011

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ResumoO objetivo deste artigo é apresentar uma revisão das pesquisas brasileiras quantitativas e qualitativas sobre opiniões, conhecimentos e atitudes de profissionais da saúde sobre o aborto induzido publicadas entre 2001 e 2011. Admitiram-se publicações com amostras compostas por profissionais com quaisquer graus de formação. Os trabalhos foram categorizados segundo características metodológicas: abordagem dos dados, técnica e instrumento para coleta de dados, categorias profissionais incluídas, local da pesquisa, tamanho amostral e técnica de amostragem. Na etapa seguinte, categorizaram-se os temas centrais das pesquisas (por exemplo, aconselhamento genético e anticoncepção de emergên-cia). Finalmente, categorizaram-se os resultados das pesquisas: conhecimento técnico e legal, perspectiva moral, opiniões sobre a lei, opiniões sobre o Sistema Único de Saúde, e atitudes hipotéticas e concretas. As publicações identificadas sugerem ampla aprovação dos casos de aborto atualmente permitidos por lei, mas larga rejeição da criminalização em casos de malformações fetais graves. A maioria das publicações relatou ter investigado profissionais de medicina (especialmente gineco-obstetras) ou de enfermagem, sendo poucos ou inexistentes dados sobre assistentes sociais e psicólogos. Não foram identificados quaisquer instrumentos apresentando dados mínimos de validade, análise de confiabilidade ou adaptação transcultural. Acredita-se que, no futuro, o desenvolvimento de instrumentos com essas qualidades possa facilitar a realização de AbstractThis paper reviews quantitative and qualitative Brazilian research published from 2001 to 2011 on opinions, knowledge, and attitudes of health professionals on abortion. We included publications with samples composed of professionals with some degree of training. The papers were categorized according to methodological characteristics such as data approach and technique and instrument for data collection, and professional categories such as research site, sample size, and sampling technique. Next, we categorized the main themes of research (e.g., genetic counseling and emergency contraception). Finally, we categorized the results of research on technical and legal knowledge, moral perspectives, opinions about the law, opinions about the National Health System, and hypothetical and concrete attitudes. The publications that were identified suggested broad approval of the abortion cases currently allowed by law but high rejection of criminalization in cases of serious fetal malformations. Most articles reported having investigated medical professionals (obstetricians-gynecologists) or nurses, with little or no data on social workers and psychologists. We have not identified any instruments providing minimum data validity, reliability analysis, or cross-cultural adaptation. We believe that, in the future, development of instruments with these qualities could facilitate the implementation of new research on this topic, including greater coverage and diversification of the professional catego...

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“…Considering that a staggering 527,000 women suffer rape each year, it is paramount for health care professionals to know about the rape exception 8 . Current levels of ignorance about abortion law are unacceptable; a national survey of OB-GYNs found that less than half had accurate knowledge of abortion law 9 . The Protocol thus misses a crucial opportunity to educate health providers, and in turn women, about legal abortion.…”

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Brazilian obstetrician-gynecologists and abortion: a survey of knowledge, opinions and practices

Abstract: Background: Abortion laws are extremely restrictive in Brazil. The knowledge, opinions of abortion laws, and abortion practices of obstetrician-gynecologists can have a significant impact on women's access to safe abortion.

Cited by 28 publications

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Aborto e legislação: opinião de magistrados e promotores de justiça brasileiros

Aborto e legislação: opinião de magistrados e promotores de justiça brasileiros

Opiniões, conhecimento e atitudes de profissionais da saúde sobre o aborto induzido: uma revisão das pesquisas brasileiras publicadas entre 2001 e 2011

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