Medical Students’ Attitudes toward Abortion Education: Malaysian Perspective

• Main Authors: Tey, Nai-Peng, Yew, Siew-Yong, Low, Wah-Yun, Lela, Su’ut, Prachi, Renjhen, Huang, M.S.L., Tong, Wen-Ting, Lai, Siow-Li
• Format: E-Article
• Language: English
• Published: Plos One Publishing 2012
• Subjects: RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16594/1/Medical%20Students%E2%80%99%20Attitudes%20toward%20Abortion%20Education%28abstract%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16594/; http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/authors?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0052116; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052116
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Abortion is a serious public health issue, and it poses high risks to the health and life of women. Yet safe abortion services are not readily available because few doctors are trained to provide such services. Many doctors are unaware of laws pertaining to abortion. This article reports survey find...