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Abortion laws are extremely restrictive in Brazil. The knowledge, opinions of abortion …

Table 02
- Brazilian obstetrician-gynecologists and abortion: a survey of knowledge, opinions and practices

OB-GYN knowledge related to abortion (n = 572)
Knowledge	OB-GYNs n = 572^a
	n	%

Correct knowledge about abortion law
Yes	276	48.3
No	296	51.7
Familiar with MOH standards regarding rape
Yes	404	70.6
No	160	28.0
Aware that Brazilian judiciary system may authorize abortion in cases of serious fetal anomalies
Yes	404	70.6
No	144	25.2
Knowledge of gestational age limit for abortion
12 weeks	227	39.7
20 weeks	174	30.4
More than 20 weeks	5	< 1.0
Never legal	12	2.1
Do not know	142	24.8
Knowledge of procedures
Manual vacuum aspiration	493	86.2
Dilation and curettage	514	89.9
Hypertonic solutions (saline or urea)	140	24.5
Misoprostol* or other prostaglandins	493	86.2
Mifepristone + misoprostol	210	36.7
Methotrexate + misoprotol	153	26.7
Other	4	0.70

^aMissing data: Familiar with MOH standards regarding rape (8), aware that Brazilian judiciary system may authorize abortion in cases of serious fetal anomalies (24), knowledge of gestational age limit for abortion according to law (12) * Otherwise known as Cytotec

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