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

Table 05
- Brazilian obstetrician-gynecologists and abortion: a survey of knowledge, opinions and practices

Practices related to abortion among OB-GYNs (n = 572)
Practice	OB-GYNs n = 572^a
	n	%

Ever received training
Yes	176	30.8
No	393	68.7
Ever performed an abortion
Yes	188	32.9
No	380	66.4
Number of abortions performed in the last year*
1–5	90	47.9
6–20	10	5.3
More than 20	5	2.7
None in the last year	83	44.1
Circumstances under which abortions were performed*
Rape	36	19.1
Risk to the mother's life	47	25.0
Severe fetal malformation	100	53.2
Risk to the mother's health	9	4.8
Socioeconomic reasons	3	1.6
Elective	18	9.6
Other	38	20.2
Procedures used*
Manual vacuum aspiration	18	9.6
Dilation and curettage	112	59.6
Hypertonic solutions (saline or urea)	6	3.2
Misoprostol* or other prostaglandins	129	68.6
Mifepristone + misoprostol	4	2.1
Methotrexate + misoprotol	5	2.6
Other	11	5.9
Gestational age when performed abortion*
Before 12 weeks	137	72.9
Between 13–20 weeks	83	44.1

^aMissing data: Ever received training (3), ever performed an abortion (4) * Only physicians who reported having performed an abortion answered this question (n = 188); participants could choose more than one option

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