Table 3.

Awareness about abortion among adolescent girls aged 12–19 years in karnali, Nepal

Variable (N = 424)	Total (n)	%
Heard of abortion
Yes	378	89.2
No	46	10.9
Awareness about the legality of abortion
Yes	211	49.8
No	213	50.2
Condition of abortion law (n = 378)
Any woman can seek an abortion up to 12 weeks of gestation
Yes	195	51.6
No	183	48.4
Women can seek abortion up to 28 weeks of gestation if mother’s health at risk of pregnancy and is prescribed by a medical practitioner or if the pregnancy resulted from rape or incest
Yes	277	73.3
No	101	26.7
Awareness of types of abortion
Medical Abortion	90	22.3
Safe abortion by trained Health Workers	276	65
Others (don’t know, and self-medication)	58	13.7