Abortions in rural Idaho: physicians' attitudes and practices
| Autor: | R Mattis, L G Hart, Roger A. Rosenblatt |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Attitude of Health Personnel Idaho Abortion services Professional practice Abortion Health Services Accessibility Pregnancy Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Practice Patterns Physicians' reproductive and urinary physiology Reproductive health business.industry Public health Abortifacient Agents Steroidal Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Rural environment Local community Obstetrics Mifepristone Gynecology General Surgery Family medicine Abortion Legal Female Rural Health Services Rural area Family Practice business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Public Health. 85:1423-1425 |
| ISSN: | 1541-0048 0090-0036 |
| DOI: | 10.2105/ajph.85.10.1423 |
| Popis: | This study surveyed all family physicians, obstetrician-gynecologists, and general surgeons practicing in rural Idaho in 1994. Although most respondents provided a wide range of reproductive health services, less than 4% performed abortions, so most rural Idaho women wanting abortions must travel long distances for this procedure. Physicians report that they do not provide abortion services because of both their own moral objections and local community opposition to the procedure. Yet 26% of the respondents indicated interest in using RU-486 for abortions when it becomes available. This suggests that the development of acceptable medical abortifacients may improve access to this procedure even in very conservative rural areas. |
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