title: Serbian gynaecologists' views on contraception and abortion.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine Serbian gynaecologists' attitudes and practices related to contraception and abortion, as the principal alternative to contraception.
  
  
  METHODS
  A self-reported questionnaire was administered to a convenience sample of gynaecologists attending educational meetings of a medical society from October 2012 to October 2013. The data gathered were assessed by means of univariate and multivariate analyses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Almost half of the respondents had ethical objections and would refuse to provide certain contraceptives to patients. Two thirds of the gynaecologists (63%) considered fertility awareness methods to be a poor option for most women. Twenty-three percent objected to abortion. Those who objected to contraceptives were less likely to object to abortions (OR: 0.422). This attitude was more prevalent in Southern and Eastern Serbia, where gynaecologists were more likely to object (OR: 4.892) and to refuse to prescribe contraceptives (OR: 4.161), but less likely to object to abortion (OR: 0.278) than in other regions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A large proportion of Serbian gynaecologists objected to some contraceptive methods and were more in favour of abortions, especially in the least developed regions.
authors.affiliation: * University of Belgrade - Faculty of Pharmacy , Belgrade , Serbia.
authors.forename: Jelena
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Milosavljevic
authors.forename: Dusanka
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krajnovic
authors.forename: Natasa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bogavac-Stanojevic
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mitrovic-Jovanovic
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D003267:Contraception / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D057566:Self Report; D055771:Serbia
keywords: Abortion; Attitudes; Contraception; Fertility awareness methods; Gynaecologist; Serbia