The Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act (no 92 of 1996) was implemented during 1997. This study attempted to investigate professional nurses' attitudes towards rendering these services in the Carletonville area of South Africa. The research results, obtained from questionnaires completed by professional nurses, indicated that most professional nurses would prefer:
 women to be at least 16 years of age to access these services
 not to allow repeated terminations of pregnancy to the same women
 to administer pills rather than to use vacuum aspirations
 to work in these services by choice only
 to have better equipment, more resources and more staff members in units offering these services
 more support from their families, friends, managers and communities
Some professional nurses experienced guilt, depression, anxiety and religious conflicts as a result of the nature of their work. / Health Studies / M.A. (Health Studies)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/1387 |
| Date | 28 February 2004 |
| Creators | Mokgethi, Nomathemba Emily |
| Contributors | Van der Merwe, M.M. (Mrs.), Ehlers, V.J. (Dr.) |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (viii, 91 leaves) |
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