Table 2.
Knowledge measuring question on abortion among health care providers at the public health facilities in Bahir Dar City, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2021, (n = 413)
| Variables | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Abortion in Ethiopia's context | |
| Before 20 weeks of gestational age | 33 (8.0) |
| Before 28 weeks of gestational age | 380 (92.0) |
| Best time for safe termination of pregnancy | |
| After 12 weeks of gestational age | 87 (21.1) |
| Before 12 weeks of gestational age | 326 (78.9) |
| Raped women should submit evidence of rape | |
| Yes | 365 (88.4) |
| No | 46 (11.6) |
| Women who become pregnant by incest should submit evidence | |
| Yes | 282 (68.3) |
| No | 131 (31.7) |
| The health care provider has to be secure on informed consent using a standard consent form | |
| Yes | 331 (80.1) |
| No | 82 (19.9) |
| The health care provider has to be confidential, not disclose the information | |
| Yes | 324 (78.5) |
| No | 89 (21.5) |
| Abortion should be performed in equipped health facilities with trained staff who are authorized to perform the procedure | |
| Yes | 306 (74.1) |
| No | 107 (25.9) |
| Types of abortion methods (multiple responses were possible) | |
| Manual vacuum aspiration | 304 (73.6) |
| Medical abortion | 392 (94.9) |
| Dilatation and evacuation | 153 (37.0) |
| Oxytocin induction | 206 (49.9) |
| Components of safe abortion care (multiple responses were possible) | |
| Counselling | 324 (78.5) |
| Provider partnership | 148 (35.8) |
| Treatment of complications of unsafe abortion | 361 (87.4) |
| Contraceptive and family planning service provision | 289 (70.0) |
| Integration into reproductive health and other services | 154 (37.3) |
| Manual vacuum aspiration performed by (multiple responses was possible) | |
| Specialist | 374 (90.6) |
| Integrated emergency surgery officer | 371 (85.5) |
| General practitioner | 353 (87.4) |
| Health officer | 269 (65.1) |
| Midwives | 319 (77.2) |
| Nurses | 251 (60.8) |
| Medication abortion performed by (multiple responses was possible) | |
| Specialist | 380 (92.0) |
| Integrated emergency surgery officer | 271 (65.6) |
| General practitioner | 281 (68.1) |
| Health Officer | 148 (35.8) |
| Midwives | 254 (61.5) |
| Nurses | 144 (34.9) |
| Dilatation and evacuation performed by (multiple responses were possible) | |
| Specialist | 361 (87.4) |
| Integrated emergency surgery officer | 186 (45.0) |
| General practitioner | 53 (12.8) |
| Health Officer | 30 (7.3) |
| Midwives | 39 (9.4) |
| Nurses | 29 (7.0) |
| 2nd-trimester abortion procedures performed by (multiple responses were possible) | |
| Specialist | 362 (87.7) |
| Integrated emergency surgery officer | 329 (79.7) |
| General practitioner | 326 (78.9) |
| Health Officer | 211 (51.1) |
| Midwives | 271 (65.6) |
| Nurses | 146 (35.4) |
| The referral is an integral part of overall abortion care | |
| No | 37 (9.0) |
| Yes | 376 (91.0) |
| Health centers expected to give a 1st-trimester safe abortion | |
| No | 84 (20.3) |
| Yes | 329 (79.7) |
| Education on laws of abortion should be given by (multiple responses were possible) | |
| Specialists | 361 (87.4) |
| Integrated emergency surgery officer | 372 (90.1) |
| General practitioner | 353 (85.5) |
| Health Officer | 332 (86.0) |
| Midwives | 355 (92.3) |
| Nurses | 266 (64.4) |
| Knowledge of abortion | |
| Good knowledge | 354 (85.7) |
| Poor knowledge | 59 (14.3) |