Legal abortion performed by pre-teens: primary health care workers’ perception and knowledge
This study aims to put into evidence Distrito Federal’s (DF) primary health care workers’ perception and knowledge regarding legal abortion, performed by 10 to 14 year old pre-teens. This is a descriptive study of qualitative approach. Semi-structured interviews were done to 17 primary health care workers currently working in Basic Health Units (BHU) of DF, under contract with DF’s Secretariat of Health. This article showed the worker’s lack of knowledge regarding legal abortion and specific care towards the age group, copying their knowledge regarding adults without adaptation for pre-teens. Workers’ personal beliefs influenced their practice and their choice to correctly inform Health Care users.
Authors
- Bethânia Serrão Peres Teixeira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6196-3669)
- Danielle Lourenço Ataide (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8435-2497)
- Mariana André Honorato Franzoi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6877-4753)
- Isabela Da Silva Zembrzuski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2356-7180)
- Isamara Caetano de Lima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7794-9154)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Concilium
- Published
- 2024-10-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.53660/clm-4255-24u21
- Primary Topic
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00