Healthcare professionals' knowledge and attitudes on termination of pregnancy in eThekwini.

IF 1.2 Q2 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

South African Family Practice Pub Date : 2025-02-12 DOI:10.4102/safp.v67i1.6005

Tashnee Singh, Kantharuben Naidoo

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Abstract

Background: While the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy (CTOP) Act No. 92 was legalised in 1996 permitting termination of pregnancy (TOP) to be accessed at various public health facilities in South Africa, unsafe abortions continue to take place outside of legally designated facilities. The aim of this study was to explore the knowledge, attitudes and practices of healthcare professionals regarding TOP services at public primary healthcare (PHC) centres in the central business district (CBD) of the eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.

Methods: This quantitative, descriptive analysis used a questionnaire to obtain data from the healthcare professionals on four areas: demographic details, knowledge of (8 questions), attitudes to (10 questions) and practices (10 questions) regarding TOP services.

Results: Among the 91 participants (whose ages ranged from 32 to 48 years), 91.2% were female, 93.4% belonged to the Christian faith, 42.9% were professional nurses and 74.8% had more than 5 years' work experience. The mean of the overall knowledge, attitude and practice score was 51.7%, 67.4% and 62.8%, respectively, which indicated poor knowledge, moderate attitude and unacceptable practice.

Conclusion: While some healthcare professionals' knowledge regarding TOP services was poor, their personal beliefs may have contributed to their attitudes and practices regarding whether to assist their patients to access such services, despite it being legal.Contribution: This study provides insight into the health worker barriers that impede TOP service provision and access in the CBD of eThekwini.

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德班医护人员对终止妊娠的知识和态度。

背景：虽然1996年使《终止妊娠选择法》（第92号法）合法化，允许在南非的各种公共卫生设施进行终止妊娠（TOP），但不安全堕胎继续在法定设施之外发生。本研究的目的是探讨南非夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省德班尼市中央商务区（CBD）公共初级卫生保健（PHC）中心TOP服务的卫生保健专业人员的知识、态度和做法。方法：本定量描述性分析采用问卷调查的方式，从医疗保健专业人员获得四个方面的数据：人口统计细节、对TOP服务的知识（8个问题）、态度（10个问题）和实践（10个问题）。结果：91名参与者（年龄32 ~ 48岁）中，女性占91.2%，基督教占93.4%，专业护士占42.9%，5年以上工作经验占74.8%。总体知识、态度和行为得分均值分别为51.7%、67.4%和62.8%，表现为知识差、态度中等、行为不可接受。结论：虽然一些医疗保健专业人员对TOP服务的认识较差，但他们的个人信仰可能影响了他们对是否帮助患者获得此类服务的态度和做法，尽管这是合法的。贡献：本研究深入了解了妨碍德班首都商务区TOP服务提供和获取的卫生工作者障碍。

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South African Family Practice MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL-

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1.50

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20.00%

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审稿时长

25 weeks

期刊介绍： South African Family Practice (SAFP) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, which strives to provide primary care physicians and researchers with a broad range of scholarly work in the disciplines of Family Medicine, Primary Health Care, Rural Medicine, District Health and other related fields. SAFP publishes original research, clinical reviews, and pertinent commentary that advance the knowledge base of these disciplines. The content of SAFP is designed to reflect and support further development of the broad basis of these disciplines through original research and critical review of evidence in important clinical areas; as well as to provide practitioners with continuing professional development material.