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ArticleBMJ open2019

Future health providers' willingness to provide abortion services following decriminalisation of abortion in Chile: a cross-sectional survey.

M Antonia Biggs, Lidia Casas, Alejandra Ramm, C Finley Baba, Sara Victoria Correa, Daniel Grossman

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M Antonia BiggsAdvancing New Standards in Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, Oakland, California, USA antonia.biggs@ucsf.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-3904-3177
Lidia CasasCentro de Derechos Humanos, Facultad de Derecho, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile.
Alejandra RammInstituto de Investigacion en Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile.
C Finley BabaAdvancing New Standards in Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, Oakland, California, USA.
Sara Victoria CorreaInstituto de Investigacion en Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile.
Daniel GrossmanAdvancing New Standards in Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, Oakland, California, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo assess Chilean medical and midwifery students' attitudes and willingness to become trained to provide abortion care, shortly after abortion was decriminalised in 2017.

designWe fielded a cross-sectional, web-based survey of medical and midwifery students. We used generalised estimating equations to assess differences by type of university and degree sought.

settingWe recruited students from a combination of seven secular, religiously-affiliated, public and private universities that offer midwifery or medical degrees with a specialisation in obstetrics and gynaecology, located in Santiago, Chile.

participantsStudents seeking medical or midwifery degrees at one of seven universities were eligible to participate. We distributed the survey link to medical and midwifery students at these seven universities; 459 eligible students opened the survey link and 377 students completed the survey. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOMES: Intentions to become trained to provide abortion services was our primary outcome of interest. Secondary outcomes included moral views and concerns about abortion provision.

resultsMost students intend to become trained to provide abortion services (69%), 20% reported that they will not provide an abortion under any circumstance, half (50%) had one or more concern about abortion provision and 16% agreed/strongly agreed that providing abortions is morally wrong. Most believed that their university should train medical and midwifery students to provide abortion services (70%-79%). Secular university students reported higher intentions to provide abortion services (beta 0.47, 95% CI: 0.31 to 0.63), more favourable views (beta 0.52, CI: 0.32 to 0.72) and were less likley to report concerns about abortion provision (adjusted OR 0.47, CI: 0.23 to 0.95) than students from religious universities.

conclusionMedical and midwifery students are interested in becoming trained to provide abortion services and believe their university should provide this training. Integrating high-quality training in abortion care into medical and midwifery programmes will be critical to ensuring that women receive timely, non-judgemental and quality abortion care.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelAbortion, LegalAdolescentAdultChileCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleNurse MidwivesPregnancyReligionStudents, MedicalYoung AdultabortionChilemedical studentsmidwifery students

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