Duarte, Graciana Alves; Alvarenga, Augusta Thereza de; Osis, Maria José Duarte; Faúndes, Aníbal; Hardy, Ellen

Perspectiva masculina acerca do aborto provocado nbsp;- nbsp;Male perspective on induced abortion /Perspectiva masculina acerca do aborto provocado
Duarte, Graciana Alves; Alvarenga, Augusta Thereza de; Osis, Maria José Duarte; Faúndes, Aníbal; Hardy, Ellen - 2002 - Revista de Saúde Pública, 36, 3, 271-277

Mots clés : analyse transversale; aspects psychologiques; attitudes; avortement provoqué; comportements; connaissance; contraception d'urgence; crime; école; éducateurs; éducation; éducation au planning familial; étudiants; facteurs économiques; facteurs psychologiques; facteurs socio-économiques; genre; hommes; maladie et malformation congénitales; maladies; maladies congénitales; malformations congénitales; méthodologie; niveau d'éducation; planification familiale; planning familial; pratiques; problèmes sociaux; santé de la reproduction; santé reproductive; université; viol

Résumé : OBJECTIVE: To analyze the perspective on induced abortion of men of a university community living in legal or consensual wedlock. - METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out and 361 members of different categories of an university were interviewed. Chi-square test was used to assess the association between dependent and independent variables. - RESULTS: Fifth-three percent of the participants acknowledged that women have the right to end pregnancy. Men were more favorable to abortion when there is a risk to woman's life (85%); rape-related pregnancy (80%); and fetal anomalies (75%). Higher schooling of both men and their partners and the interviewees' position (teacher/student) were associated to a positive attitude towards abortion. - CONCLUSIONS: Men tended to be more prone to abortion in legally and/or socially accepted instances. Better education of both men and their partners was relevant to determine their attitude towards abortion.

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