作者
Jenny A Cresswell, Rosalyn Schroeder, Mardieh Dennis, Onikepe Owolabi, Bellington Vwalika, Maurice Musheke, Oona Campbell, Veronique Filippi
发表日期
2016/3/1
期刊
BMJ open
卷号
6
期号
3
页码范围
e010076
出版商
British Medical Journal Publishing Group
简介
Objectives
In Zambia, despite a relatively liberal legal framework, there remains a substantial burden of unsafe abortion. Many women do not use skilled providers in a well-equipped setting, even where these are available. The aim of this study was to describe women's knowledge of the law relating to abortion and attitudes towards abortion in Zambia.
Setting
Community-based survey in Central, Copperbelt and Lusaka provinces.
Participants
1484 women of reproductive age (15–44 years).
Primary and secondary outcome measures
Correct knowledge of the legal grounds for abortion, attitudes towards abortion services and the previous abortions of friends, family or other confidants. Descriptive statistics and multivariable logistic regression were used to analyse how knowledge and attitudes varied according to sociodemographic characteristics.
Results
Overall, just 16% (95% CI 11% to 21%) of women of …
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