Contraception and abortion attitudes among military medical students: An exploratory study.

Autor: Mahr NM; School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA. Electronic address: nicole.mahr@usuhs.edu., Brown JE; Department of Gynecologic Surgery and Obstetrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA. Electronic address: jill.brown@usuhs.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Contraception [Contraception] 2024 Aug; Vol. 136, pp. 110489. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 16.
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2024.110489
Abstrakt: Objectives: To investigate military medical students' attitudes toward contraception and abortion after clerkships.
Study Design: We adapted a survey of civilian medical student attitudes for military students. We asked how clerkships changed perspectives and comfort discussing these topics.
Results: Eighty-five (85%) of 100 respondents felt more comfortable discussing contraception and abortion after clerkships. More students changed perspectives on contraception than abortion (29% vs 17%, p = 0.043). Students noted limited exposure to abortion.
Conclusions: Clerkships increased comfort discussing contraception and abortion but were unlikely to change their attitudes.
Implications: More exposure to abortion care is needed.
(Published by Elsevier Inc.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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