[Attitudes of Czech women toward induced abortions].

OBJECTIVE

Survey of attitudes of Czech women toward abortions.

DESIGN

Representative survey.

METHODS

Anonymous questionnare survey of the sample of 1011 Czech women aged 15 to 50.

RESULTS

Number of induced abortions significantly increases with age; women with one or more children frequently undergo induced abortion; women using hormonal contraception have significantly less incidence of induced abortion in their case history; independently of age or place of residence Czech women have liberal attitudes towards the possibility for induced abortion, whereas the religious beliefs significantly increase the restrictive attitudes towards induced abortion.

CONCLUSION

In spite of the very liberal attitudes of Czech women toward induced abortions their number is constantly decreasing--probably as a result of the increasing number of hormonal contraception users.