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Table 1. Characteristics of the sample

From: “We don’t want problems”: reasons for denial of legal abortion based on conscientious objection in Mexico and Bolivia

 

FGDs

IDIs

Mexico n = 50

Bolivia n = 32

Combined n = 82

Mexico n = 18

Bolivia n = 16

Combined n = 34

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Profession

 Nurse (including head nurses)

18 (36%)

9 (28%)

27 (33%)

   

 Administrative/data/legal personnel

7 (14%)

12 (38%)

19 (23%)

   

 Psychologist/social worker

3 (6%)

11 (34%)

14 (17%)

   

 Physician (gynecologist/obstetricians and generalists)

22 (44%)

0

22 (27%)

18 (100%)

16 (100%)

34 (100%)

   Objectors

   

8 (44%)

9 (56%)

17 (50%)

   Non-objectors

   

10 (56%)

7 (44%)

17 (50%)

Gender

 Male

14 (28%)

6 (19%)

20 (24%)

6 (33%)

9 (56%)

15 (44%)

 Female

36 (72%)

26 (81%)

62 (76%)

12 (67%)

7 (44%)

19 (56%)