Knowledge and Attitude of Staff Nurses about Post Abortion Care Services. | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 13, Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2016, Pages 196-212 PDF (326.71 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2016.197444 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Tosson M.M1; Hassan KH.2 | ||
| 1Obstetrics and Gynecological Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University | ||
| 2Nursing Administration Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Objective: To study the knowledge and attitude of staff nurses about Post abortion care in Obstetrics and Gynecology department at Assiut University Hospital. Background: Abortion have great contribution to the women's morbidity, abortion nurses are responsible for providing complex physical and psychological care to abortion patients. They require comprehensive and specialized knowledge regarding anatomy and physiology, abortifacient and analgesic pharmacology, surgical procedures, and psychological care processes. However, even though women seeking abortions are certainly entitled to high quality, multifaceted nursing care, A lot of women face multiple barriers that prevent them from accessing abortion services or encountering an abortion nurse at all or finding nurses having good awareness about the proper Post Aborting Care (PAC) services. Material and Methods: A structured questionnaire used to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of nurses toward PAC services. The data collected in six months by distributing questionnaire among staff nurses working in Obstetrics and Gynecology department at Assiut University Hospital. Descriptive statistics were used to present and correlate attitude statements and some demographic variables. Results: One hundred and ten completed the questionnaire out of 200. All were female nurses. Their knowledge regarding abortion were categorized into three levels; basic, junior and senior according to training. Their knowledge about abortion were similar. The overall findings indicated that the nurses attitudes regarding abortion, agreed that the male responsible for the pregnancy should be involved in the decision, favored governmental regulation of abortions, and supported that abortion is indicated in situations when the female's health was at risk or if the female had been raped. Some of the findings are similar to other studies, particularly those that have involved a sample comprised of nursing students. This study is different from existing studies as it is the first that studied baccalaureate nursing students, it includes a predominately female sample, and it encompasses a larger age span in its sample Conclusion: Nurses have major role towards improving women‘s access to safe abortion care and eradicating unsafe abortion. Nursing care, a fundamental component of post- abortion care services, has been shown to affect the safety and accessibility of women's health following abortion. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Post abortion care services; awareness; practices; healthcare professionals; nurses; nursing staff | ||
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