Table 5.

Religion, knowledge and moral attitude associated with intended safe abortion practice (N = 375)

	Religion		Knowledge		Attitude
	Muslim (n = 221)	Buddhist (n = 154)	More than 80% (n = 70)	Less than 80% (n = 305)	More than mean attitudea (n = 190)	Less than mean attitudea (n = 185)
Circumstances (Gestational age under 12 weeks)
1. The pregnant woman has a serious physical disease(s).	76.9	79.9	95.7*	74.1*	86.3*	69.7*
2. The pregnant woman has HIV/ AIDS.	30.3*	45.5*	48.6*	33.8*	43.7*	29.2*
3. The pregnant woman has a serious mental disease(s).	72.4	76.2	92.9*	69.5*	82.1*	65.4*
4. The fetus has a serious defect that makes it nonviable.	80.5	87.0	94.3*	80.7*	88.9*	77.3*
5. The fetus has a serious defect but will be viable and being handicapped.	63.8*	83.8*	84.3*	62.9*	78.9*	64.9*
6. The woman has become pregnant as a result of being raped.	56.1*	72.7*	88.6*	57.0*	71.1*	54.6*
7. The woman has become pregnant as a result of incestuous pregnancy (incest - sexual intercourse between two members of the same family).	32.6*	46.8*	48.6	36.1	44.7*	31.9*
8. The pregnant woman is under age 20.	6.8	19.5	15.7	11.1	19.5*	4.3*
9. The pregnant woman is under age 15.	17.2*	27.9*	41.4*	17.0*	27.9*	15.1*
10. The man involved in the pregnancy will not support the woman in having a baby.	6.3*	15.6*	17.1*	8.5*	15.8*	4.3*
11. The man involved in the pregnancy will not marry the woman.	5.4*	12.3*	11.4	7.5	12.1*	4.3*
12. The woman/couple feels they already have enough children.	5.0*	14.9*	11.4	8.5	16.3*	1.6*
13. The woman has become pregnant as a result of contraceptive failure.	7.2*	21.4*	20.0	11.5	20.5*	5.4*
Circumstances (Gestational age greater than 12 weeks)
1. The pregnant woman has a serious physical disease(s).	70.1	77.9	92.9*	68.9*	83.2*	63.2*
2. The pregnant woman has HIV/ AIDS.	38.0*	50.6*	54.3*	40. 7*	53.2*	33.0*
3. The pregnant woman has a serious mental disease(s).	63.8*	76.6*	87.1*	64.9*	78.9*	58.9*
4. The fetus has a serious defect that makes it nonviable.	75.1*	88.3*	92.9*	77.7*	87.4*	73.5*
5. The fetus has a serious defect but will be viable and being handicapped.	60.6*	83.1*	80.0*	67.5*	77.4*	62.2*
6. The woman has become pregnant as a result of being raped.	46.2*	67.5*	78.6*	49.5*	64.2*	45.4*
7. The woman has become pregnant as a result of incestuous pregnancy (incest - sexual intercourse between two members of the same family).	29.4	38.3	47.1*	29.8*	40.0*	25.9*
8. The pregnant woman is under age 20.	5.4*	16.9*	15.7	8.9	15.8*	4.3*
9. The pregnant woman is under age 15.	14.5	22.7	27.1*	15.7*	24.7*	10.8*
10. The man involved in the pregnancy will not support the woman in having a baby.	5.0*	16.9*	12.9	9.2	16.8*	2.7*
11. The man involved in the pregnancy will not marry the woman.	5.4*	16.2*	10.0	9.8	16.3*	3.2*
12. The woman/couple feels they already have enough children.	5.4*	16.2*	8.6	10.2	16.8*	2.7*
13. The woman has become pregnant as a result of contraceptive failure.	5.9*	23.4*	15.7	12.5	20.5*	5.4*

*Fisher’s exact test p < 0.05

^a mean attitude score was 16.7