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. 2018 Jul 6;22(10):1369–1376. doi: 10.1007/s10995-018-2570-6

Table 3.

Abortion safety knowledge and referral self-efficacy

Strongly disagree
n (%)
Disagree
n (%)
Agree
n (%)
Strongly agree
n (%)
Abortion in a clinic is a medically safe procedure (n = 2307)
 Pre 120 (5%) 420 (18%) 1139 (49%) 628 (27%)
 Post* 24(1%) 67 (3%) 821 (36%) 1395 (60%)
I can provide reproductive health referrals without fear of judgment by coworkers (n = 2312)
 Pre 65 (3%) 310 (13%) 1222 (53%) 715 (31%)
 Post* 24 (1%) 125 (5%) 1048 (45%) 1115 (48%)
I have the skills and information I need to effectively refer a client for pregnancy termination if she requests it (n = 2412)
 Pre 226 (9%) 1078 (45%) 806 (33%) 302 (13%)
 Post* 22 (1%) 91 (4%) 1129 (47%) 1170 (49%)
I have the skills and information I need to effectively counsel a client with unintended pregnancy on all her options (n = 2417)
 Pre 167 (7%) 1008 (42%) 926 (38%) 315 (13%)
 Post* 15 (1%) 123 (5%) 1248 (52%) 1030 (43%)

*p < .0001 in Chi-Square analysis comparing agree/strongly agree to disagree/strongly disagree