Table 5 Intention to provide abortion by intended specialty among University of the West Indies Medical Students
From: Abortion attitudes, training, and experience among medical students in Jamaica, West Indies
N (%) | Woman’s health providera | Other specialties | Unsure | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intention to provide medical or surgical abortion care | < 0.001 | ||||
Yes | 398 (28.35) | 159 (46.09) | 151 (19.04) | 88 (33.08) | |
No | 740 (52.71) | 132 (38.26) | 474 (59.77) | 134 (50.38) | |
I don’t know | 266 (18.95) | 54 (15.65) | 168 (21.19) | 44 (16.54) | |
Would you be willing to refer patient for abortion services | 0.004 | ||||
Yes | 1134 (81) | 257 (74.49) | 663 (83.92) | 214 (80.75) | |
No | 162 (11.57) | 57 (16.52) | 77 (9.57) | 28 (10.57) | |
I don’t know | 104 (7.43) | 31 (8.99) | 50 (6.33) | 23 (8.68) | |
Would you be willing to provide abortion if the legal restrictions were lifted | 0.078 | ||||
Yes | 659 (47.04) | 178 (51.59) | 352 (44.50) | 129 (48.68) | |
No | 469 (33.48) | 114 (33.04) | 276 (34.89) | 79 (29.81) | |
I don’t know | 273 (19.49) | 53 (15.36) | 163 (20.61) | 57 (21.51) |