Determinants of Health Care Providers' Attitudes Toward Safe Abortion Care in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Bikila BalisHabtamu BekeleTegenu BalchaSisay HabteAdera DebellaAhmed Mohammed HusenIbsa MussaFila AhmedDeribe BekeleAbdi Amin AbdukadirAddisu AlemuAmalshet GetachewGetachew AmareElias YadetaAbraham NegashMagarsa LamiAddis EyeberuMohammed Abdurke KureTamirat GetachewBajrond EshetuPublished in: Health services insights (2024)
Half of health care providers sampled among the pooled studies have favorable attitudes toward abortion services in Ethiopia; which could hamper women's access to safe abortion care. Sex, training, type of profession, and knowing abortion law were determinants of health care workers' attitudes toward safe abortion services. Stakeholders should emphasize improving the attitude of healthcare workers toward safe abortion care which has a vital role in reducing maternal mortality. Moreover, working on modifiable factors like training, assigning personnel whose professions align with the service, and updating care providers about abortion law is also the essential key point to improve their intentions to deliver the services.
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