Table 2 OB-GYN knowledge related to abortion (n = 572)
From: Brazilian obstetrician-gynecologists and abortion: a survey of knowledge, opinions and practices
Knowledge | OB-GYNs n = 572a | |
|---|---|---|
n | % | |
Correct knowledge about abortion law | ||
Yes | 276 | 48.3 |
No | 296 | 51.7 |
Familiar with MOH standards regarding rape | ||
Yes | 404 | 70.6 |
No | 160 | 28.0 |
Aware that Brazilian judiciary system may authorize abortion in cases of serious fetal anomalies | ||
Yes | 404 | 70.6 |
No | 144 | 25.2 |
Knowledge of gestational age limit for abortion | ||
12 weeks | 227 | 39.7 |
20 weeks | 174 | 30.4 |
More than 20 weeks | 5 | < 1.0 |
Never legal | 12 | 2.1 |
Do not know | 142 | 24.8 |
Knowledge of procedures | ||
Manual vacuum aspiration | 493 | 86.2 |
Dilation and curettage | 514 | 89.9 |
Hypertonic solutions (saline or urea) | 140 | 24.5 |
Misoprostol* or other prostaglandins | 493 | 86.2 |
Mifepristone + misoprostol | 210 | 36.7 |
Methotrexate + misoprotol | 153 | 26.7 |
Other | 4 | 0.70 |