Physicians Attitudes Towards Abortion of Fetuses with Severe Disabilities in Jordan

Fajer Ibrahim Qutishat, Khaleel Mahmoud Alzyood and Nahida Mohsin AbdulHadi

Asian Social Science, 2021, vol. 17, issue 1, 34

Abstract: This study aimed to know the attitudes of physicians toward abortion of fetuses with severe disabilities in Jordan, where the attitudes is investigated by taking into account six variables (gender, age, major, years of experience, workplace, and marital status). In order to achieve the aims of this study, a questionnaire of attitudes toward abortion of fetuses with severe disabilities were used to collect data from 199 physicians. The results showed that the arithmetic mean of physicians toward abortion of fetuses with severe Disabilities in Jordan in total degree was in intermediate degree with arithmetic mean (2.01) and standard deviation (0.28). Also it indicated that there no statistically significant differences between the physicians in the attitudes toward abortion of fetuses with severe disabilities due to gender, age, and the workplace. But there are statistically significant differences between physicians in the attitudes due to major, years of experience, and marital status.

Date: 2021
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