Knowledge regarding safe abortion among married women of reproductive age group in Vyas Municipality 9, Tanahun
- 1University of europe for applied science
Abstract
BackgroundAbortion is safe when carried out using a method recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), appropriate to the pregnancy duration, and by someone with the necessary skills. Globally, around 73 million induced abortions take place each year. Around 95% of maternal deaths occur in developing countries due to childbirth and pregnancy-related complications.
MethodologyA descriptive cross-sectional study was used for the study among the married reproductive (20-45 years) age women using a non-probability purposive sampling technique. A self-developed semi-structured questionnaire was used via face-to-face interview for data collection. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 16.0 version descriptive and inferential statistics were used to find the association between variables.
ResultsThe findings of the study show that among 118 respondents, nearly two-thirds (57.6%) of the respondents had adequate knowledge and less than half (42.4%) of the respondents had inadequate knowledge regarding safe abortion. The study further shows that there was a significant association between the level of knowledge regarding safe abortion and education status and education level with p-value <0.05.
ConclusionThe study concludes that nearly two third of the respondents have adequate knowledge regarding safe abortion. Educational status significantly influenced their level of knowledge. Thus, we could provide correct knowledge, education, and enhance awareness to married women in the reproductive age group.
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BibTeX
@misc{bhujel2026knowledge,
title = {{Knowledge regarding safe abortion among married women of reproductive age group in Vyas Municipality 9, Tanahun}},
author = {A. Bhujel and K. C. Prisha and D. Thapa},
howpublished = {medRxiv},
year = {2026},
month = aug,
doi = {10.64898/2026.08.26.26361402},
url = {https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.26.26361402v2},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Knowledge regarding safe abortion among married women of reproductive age group in Vyas Municipality 9, Tanahun
AU - A. Bhujel
AU - K. C. Prisha
AU - D. Thapa
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/08/26
PB - medRxiv
DO - 10.64898/2026.08.26.26361402
UR - https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.26.26361402v2
AB - BackgroundAbortion is safe when carried out using a method recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), appropriate to the pregnancy duration, and by someone with the necessary skills. Globally, around 73 million induced abortions take place each year. Around 95% of maternal deaths occur in developing countries due to childbirth and pregnancy-related complications. MethodologyA descriptive cross-sectional study was used for the study among the married reproductive (20-45 years) age women using a non-probability purposive sampling technique. A self-developed semi-structured questionnaire was used via face-to-face interview for data collection. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 16.0 version descriptive and inferential statistics were used to find the association between variables. ResultsThe findings of the study show that among 118 respondents, nearly two-thirds (57.6%) of the respondents had adequate knowledge and less than half (42.4%) of the respondents had inadequate knowledge regarding safe abortion. The study further shows that there was a significant association between the level of knowledge regarding safe abortion and education status and education level with p-value <0.05. ConclusionThe study concludes that nearly two third of the respondents have adequate knowledge regarding safe abortion. Educational status significantly influenced their level of knowledge. Thus, we could provide correct knowledge, education, and enhance awareness to married women in the reproductive age group.
ER -