Table 2 University of the West Indies Medical Student Attitudes Towards Abortion
From: Abortion attitudes, training, and experience among medical students in Jamaica, West Indies
N = 1404 | Agree N(%) | Disagree N(%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Average Attitude Sum score (AbAS)a | 31.59 ((±9.50) | ||
Would provide abortion in case of: | |||
Financial distress | 677 (48.22) | 727 (51.78) | |
Disruption of career or education goals | 658 (46.90) | 745 (53.10) | |
Family is complete | 555 (39.56) | 848 (60.44) | |
Rape/Incest | 1039 (74) | 365 (26) | |
Threat to maternal physical health | 1326 (94.51) | 77 (5.49) | |
Threat to maternal mental Health | 1275 (91.01) | 126 (8.99) | |
Preference for the different gender or fetal sex | 456 (32.52) | 946 (67.48) | |
Fetal anomalies | 1274 (90.81) | 129 (9.19) | |
Infection with Zika virus | 1272 (90.66) | 131 (9.34) | |