Steele R
Rosie Steele, Department of General Practice, Dunluce Health Centre, 1 Dunluce Avenue, Belfast BT9 7HR, UK.
J Med Ethics. 2009 Jun;35(6):390-4. doi: 10.1136/jme.2008.026344.
Abortion policy varies significantly between Northern Ireland and Norway. This is the first study to compare medical students' attitudes towards abortion in two different countries.
To assess medical students' attitudes to abortion at the University of Oslo (UiO) and Queen's University Belfast (QUB).
An anonymous questionnaire completed by 59 medical students at UiO and 86 medical students at QUB.
Students who had completed their obstetrics and gynaecology placements during 2006/2007.
The students' responses (UiO versus QUB) were as follows: response rate, 95.2% vs 92.5%; stated no religious affiliation, 48.0% vs 4.7%; pro-abortion, 78.2% vs 14.3% (chi(2) = 58.160, p<0.001); had seen an abortion while studying medicine, 74.6% vs 9.4% (chi(2) = 73.183, p<0.001); in favour of abortion when there was a threat to the mother's life, 100% vs 93.3% (chi(2) = 6.143, p = 0.150); in favour of providing abortion on the mother's request, 86.4% vs 9.3% (chi(2) = 42.067, p<0.001); in agreement that women should have access to free abortion services (mean value on a 5-point Likert scale 1.69 out of 5), versus in disagreement (mean 3.76, p<0.001).
There were significant differences in students' attitudes to abortion, reflecting differences in religious, legal and educational experiences.
北爱尔兰和挪威的堕胎政策存在显著差异。这是第一项比较两个不同国家医学生对堕胎态度的研究。
评估奥斯陆大学（UiO）和贝尔法斯特女王大学（QUB）医学生对堕胎的态度。
一份由59名奥斯陆大学医学生和86名贝尔法斯特女王大学医学生填写的匿名问卷。
在2006/2007年期间完成妇产科实习的学生。
学生的回答（奥斯陆大学与贝尔法斯特女王大学）如下：回复率，95.2%对92.5%；表明无宗教信仰，48.0%对4.7%；支持堕胎，78.2%对14.3%（χ² = 58.160，p<0.001）；在学医期间见过堕胎，74.6%对9.4%（χ² = 73.183，p<0.001）；当母亲生命受到威胁时支持堕胎，100%对93.3%（χ² = 6.143，p = 0.150）；支持应母亲要求提供堕胎服务，86.4%对9.3%（χ² = 42.067，p<0.001）；同意女性应能获得免费堕胎服务（5分制李克特量表平均得分为1.69分），与不同意（平均3.76分，p<0.001）。
学生对堕胎的态度存在显著差异，反映出宗教、法律和教育经历的不同。
