DİLEK ÖZMENAynur ÇAKMAKÇI ÇETİNKAYASeval CAMBAZ ULAŞNursen BOLSOY2024-07-242024-07-2420192619-9793http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/22498Introduction: This study was aimed at revealing attitudes ofmarried women towards induced abortion.Methods: This study was descriptive and the study populationincluded 64.382 married women aged 15-49 years in the city ofManisa. Three hundred and eighty-three women were selectedfrom 11 “family health care centers” by proportional stratifiedsampling. The data were collected using “Socio-demographicInformation Form”, “Attitude Inventory of Induced Abortion”and “Knowledge of Induced Abortion Form”.Results: The participants had the highest rates of agreementwith the items “induced abortion is a sin” and “induced abortionis a murder”. Multivariate analyses showed that women at anolder age, women with higher education, women having anuclear family, women with fewer living children, women witha previous induced abortion, women using a modern familyplanning method, women defining themselves as nullifidiansor who did not fulfil religious rituals, and women having higherscores for knowledge of induced abortion had a more positiveattitude towards induced abortion.Conclusion: The results of the study showed that the attitudesof women towards induced abortion were affected by religion,but that they had the enough flexibility to have a positiveattitude when a medical or social necessity arose.eng[Fen > Tıp > Tıbbi Araştırmalar Deneysel, Fen > Tıp > Genel ve Dahili Tıp]Araştırma Makalesi10.4274/imj.galenos.2019.34356