title: What Do Married Couples Think About Induced Abortion?
abstract: This study examined the opinions of married couples concerning induced abortion in a sample of 674 married couples obtaining services at a large obstetrical/gynecological outpatient service. Although approximately half of the sample were not using birth control, a similar percentage felt that curettage (selective abortion) should never be performed. A larger percentage felt that selective abortion is a sin and should be banned. Sex differences in attitudes were minimal. Couples may benefit from a birth control education program in a hospital that is designed to cover abortion in order to provide accurate information in a more professional environment.
authors.affiliation: a Gaziantep University, Faculty of Health Sciences , Department of Nursing , Şahinbey , Gaziantep , Turkey.
authors.forename: Sevgül
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dönmez
authors.affiliation: b Department of Nursing Science , Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo , Oslo , Norway.
authors.forename: Sezer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kısa
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003268:Contraception Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology