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Healthcare professionals’ knowledge and attitudes on termination of pregnancy in eThekwini
Legal Yet Unsafe: Study Explores Healthcare Professionals' Views on Abortion Services in South Africa’s Public Clinics!
While the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy (CTOP) Act No. 92 was legalised in 1996 permitting termination of pregnancy (TOP) to be accessed at various public health facilities in South Africa, unsafe abortions continue to take place outside of legally designated facilities. The aim of this study was to explore the knowledge, attitudes and practices of healthcare professionals regarding TOP services at public primary healthcare (PHC) centres in the central business district (CBD) of the eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.
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