Table 3.
Aspects of Health Providers' Attitudes
| Attributes | Mean ± SD/n (%) |
|---|---|
| All health providers (N = 63) | |
| Attitude mean score | 3.880 ± 0.478a |
| Attitude towards safe abortion | |
| Positive | 39 (61.9) |
| Negative | 24 (38.1) |
| Health providers from the 12 facilities providing MTP services (N = 30) | |
| Attitude mean score | 3.860 ± 0.482a |
| Attitude towards safe abortion | |
| Positive | 18 (60.0) |
| Negative | 12 (40.0) |
| Health providers from the 11 facilities equipped to provide MTP services (N = 28) | |
| Attitude mean score | 3.839 ± 0.466a |
| Attitude towards safe abortion | |
| Positive | 17 (61.7) |
| Negative | 11 (39.3) |
| MTP-trained health providers (N = 26) | |
| Attitude mean score | 3.793 ± 0.442a |
| Attitude towards safe abortion | |
| Positive | 16 (61.5) |
| Negative | 10 (38.5) |
a
Highest possible score is 5 and lowest possible score is 1.
SD, standard deviation.