Legal abortion: comparison of the extent of the knowledge of doctors at a women’s care hospital and a general hospital
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-2770.v20i2p57-65Keywords:
Abortion, Legal, Therapeutic, Legislation, Hospitalists/legislation & jurisprudence.Abstract
In Brazil, abortion is considered a crime except under some conditions. Therefore, it is essential that health professionals be well informed about such situations so that they can act properly in dealing with cases under such conditions. The aim of this study was to compare the level of knowledge regarding abortion law in Brazil of doctors in a women’s care hospital with doctors at a general hospital in the city of Santo André. To achieve this purpose a structured questionnaire, approved by the Medical Ethics Committee, was applied regarding issues related to abortion. The result of this study showed no significant difference between the two groups in terms of the social and legal issues involved in abortion, except in three situations in which the group of women’s care hospital doctors showed increased knowledge on issues involving mentally ill pregnant women, birth control and the use of oxytocin as a drug for inducing abortion.
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