Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Abortion Among Bachelor's Degree Level Students of Gaurishankar Multiple Campus of Dolakha District

Abstract

Abortion is considered as a great subject of concern all over the world due to its various effects in the health condition of the mother and the future children. An abortion may occur spontaneously in the course of pregnancy,when it is known as a miscarriage, or more technically as a Spontaneous Abortion, or it may be due to deliberate outside intervention, when it is termed as an Induced Abortion. According to the recent estimates made by World Health Organization,about one-quarter to one-third of maternal deaths are due to complications of (illegally) induced abortion. In Nepal, abortion was legalized in September 2002. The legalization has created a new paradigm and challenges for Nepal. Although legalization decreases the maternal mortality rate,it is not free from all the by-products of abortion. Similarly, pregnancy is terminated due to different reasons, such as unwanted pregnancy,rape, bad health condition of the fetus and the mother, desire of son, etc. and different socio-cultural and economic reasons. In this context, this study tries to analyze the knowledge of both the sampled married and unmarried women studying in the Bachelor's Degree in Dolakha district, their perception and practice of the abortion, its causes, legality, and consequences after pregnancy, and so on. It is observed that the level of knowledge and perception of the sample population on abortion is satisfactory and their practice on it is mostly due to unwanted pregnancy and desire of son. This is believed that one can imagine the scenario on abortion with the help of the thesis.