Attitudes and intentions of future health care providers regarding termination of pregnancy (TOP) services in South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorMorroni, Chelseaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWheeler, Stephanie Brookeen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-07T13:49:29Z
dc.date.available2014-11-07T13:49:29Z
dc.date.issued2007en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 79-84).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractVoluntary or induced termination of pregnancy (TOP) is a common reproductive health phenomenon worldwide, whether legal or illegal (WHO, 2004; Schenker and Cain, 1999). Although some countries, including South Africa, have liberalized TOP laws to allow legal and safe provision of abortion, many barriers continue to impede successful rollout of services. Key among these are the following: * recruiting and retaining staff to provide such services, * incorporating TOP observation and training into medical training curricula, preventing burnout, * addressing negative attitudes and stigma of health providers, * diminishing professional discrimination and harassment, and * offering more TOP training modules, counselling workshops, and values clarification workshops over a spread of geographic areas (Adamo, 2003). Identifying future health professionals who may be interested in training and eventually providing TOP care has thus been prioritized by the South African Department of Health. Examining the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and intentions of medical students in training could make an important contribution to policy initiatives with respect to abortion provision. The current study measured these parameters among medical students in one of the eight medical training institutions in South Africa. With the liberalization of TOP legislation in South Africa, future health professionals' attitudes and intentions towards abortion services is a critical determinant to equity, access, and availability of women's reproductive care and to the successful implementation of TOP law.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationWheeler, S. B. (2007). <i>Attitudes and intentions of future health care providers regarding termination of pregnancy (TOP) services in South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9340en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationWheeler, Stephanie Brooke. <i>"Attitudes and intentions of future health care providers regarding termination of pregnancy (TOP) services in South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9340en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWheeler, S. 2007. Attitudes and intentions of future health care providers regarding termination of pregnancy (TOP) services in South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Wheeler, Stephanie Brooke AB - Voluntary or induced termination of pregnancy (TOP) is a common reproductive health phenomenon worldwide, whether legal or illegal (WHO, 2004; Schenker and Cain, 1999). Although some countries, including South Africa, have liberalized TOP laws to allow legal and safe provision of abortion, many barriers continue to impede successful rollout of services. Key among these are the following: * recruiting and retaining staff to provide such services, * incorporating TOP observation and training into medical training curricula, preventing burnout, * addressing negative attitudes and stigma of health providers, * diminishing professional discrimination and harassment, and * offering more TOP training modules, counselling workshops, and values clarification workshops over a spread of geographic areas (Adamo, 2003). Identifying future health professionals who may be interested in training and eventually providing TOP care has thus been prioritized by the South African Department of Health. Examining the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and intentions of medical students in training could make an important contribution to policy initiatives with respect to abortion provision. The current study measured these parameters among medical students in one of the eight medical training institutions in South Africa. With the liberalization of TOP legislation in South Africa, future health professionals' attitudes and intentions towards abortion services is a critical determinant to equity, access, and availability of women's reproductive care and to the successful implementation of TOP law. DA - 2007 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2007 T1 - Attitudes and intentions of future health care providers regarding termination of pregnancy (TOP) services in South Africa TI - Attitudes and intentions of future health care providers regarding termination of pregnancy (TOP) services in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9340 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9340
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationWheeler SB. Attitudes and intentions of future health care providers regarding termination of pregnancy (TOP) services in South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Health Sciences ,Department of Public Health and Family Medicine, 2007 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9340en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPublic Healthen_ZA
dc.titleAttitudes and intentions of future health care providers regarding termination of pregnancy (TOP) services in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameMPHen_ZA
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