Table 6

OB-GYN opinions of abortion law in Brazil according to selected demographic characteristics, knowledge, and practices (n = 572)
Characteristic
 Law should be more liberal
 Odds Ratios and 95% Confidence Intervals

N 443
 % 77.9
 OR
 95% CI
Gender



     Female
 245
 77.0
 0.90
 (0.60, 1.34)
     Male
 198
 78.9
 1 (ref)
Age



     26–35
 97
 81.5
 1 (ref)
     36–45
 159
 79.9
 0.90
 (0.51, 1.61)
     46–55
 119
 75.8
 0.71
 (0.39, 1.28)
     56+
 60
 79.0
 0.85
 (0.41, 1.74)
Religion



     Catholic
 328
 79.6
 0.54
 (0.22, 1.32)
     Evangelical
 31
 72.1
 0.36
 (0.12, 1.06)
     Other
 38
 62.3
 0.23
 (0.08, 0.63)
     Not religious
 43
 87.8
 1 (ref)
Region



     South
 76
 78.4
 1 (ref)
     Southeast
 234
 78.5
 1.01
 (0.58, 1.76)
     Central
 45
 83.3
 1.38
 (0.58, 3.27)
     North
 12
 70.6
 0.66
 (0.21, 2.09)
     Northeast
 61
 70.9
 0.67
 (0.34, 1.32)
Knowledge of abortion law



     Yes
 217
 74.1
 1.58
 (1.06, 2.37)
     No
 226
 81.9
 1 (ref)
Familiar with MOH standards on sexual violence and abortion



     Yes
 317
 78.7
 1.15
 (0.74, 1.77)
     No
 122
 76.3
 1 (ref)
Knowledge of gestational age limits on abortion in cases of rape



     Yes
 264
 79.8
 0.76
 (0.51, 1.13)
     No
 170
 74.9
 1 (ref)
Surgical methods known



     Yes
 431
 78.6
 2.05
 (0.67, 6.22)
     No
 9
 64.3
 1 (ref)
Medical methods known



     Yes
 402
 78.8
 1.37
 (0.72, 2.62)
     No
 38
 73.1
 1 (ref)
Knowledge of law regarding fetal malformation



     Yes
 325
 80.6
 1.67
 (1.08, 2.60)
     No
 102
 71.3
 1 (ref)
Received training



     Yes
 137
 77.8
 0.99
 (0.65, 1.52)
     No
 305
 78.0
 1 (ref)
Support public funding for abortion services



     Yes
 434
 79.9
 6.64
 (2.83, 15.57)
     No
 9
 37.5
 1 (ref)
Ever performed an abortion



     Yes
 150
 80.2
 1.21
 (0.78, 1.86)
     No
 292
 77.0
 1 (ref)

Goldman et al. Reproductive Health 2005 2:10   doi:10.1186/1742-4755-2-10

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