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Are State Doctors in the Western Cape
willing to implement
the Choice of Termination of Pregnancy Act of 1996?

   
 
State Doctor's Attitudes to the implementation of the Termination of Pregnancy (TOP) Act of October 1996.  
           
Profile                         (please CIRCLE your answers clearly)            
specialist yes no        
registrar/clinical assistant yes no        
medical officer/house officer yes no        
general practitioner yes no        
Part-time or Full-time employment with the State? full part        
Do you hold a district surgeon's post? yes no        
Years qualified since basic medical degree (MBChB) <10 11to20 20to30 >30    
Were you occupying this post on 1 Feb. 1997? yes no        
Will you be occupying this post after 31 December 1997? yes no maybe      
age <30 31-40 41-50 50-60 >60  
Gender male female        
Type of institution (primary=1, secondary=2, tertiary=3) 1 2 3      
           
TRAINING  (formal =  structured course)  formal informal      
Have you had any hands-on training  for TOP's? yes yes no      
Can you use a Manual vacuum aspirator? yes yes no      
Have you performed a paracervical analgesic block? yes yes no      
can you perform a cervical dilatation and uterine curettage? yes yes no      
Have you been trained to give pre abortion counselling? yes yes no      
Have you been trained to give post abortion counselling? yes yes no      
Can you manage post abortion complications at your facility? yes   no      
Have you trained any person to perform TOP's since 1 Feb 1997? 0 <5 5 to 10 >10    
Are trainees (to perform TOPs) currently at your institution? yes   no      
If offered a course to train you to perform TOPs, would you attend? yes   no      
Have you attended a Values Clarifications Workshop? yes   no      
           
CURRENT SITUATION AT YOUR INSTITUTION:            
Does your institution provide an abortion service? full limited no      
If NOT, are State patient applicants referred:            
to the private sector for TOP? yes no        
to a non governmental organization (i.e. Marie Stopes Clinic)? yes no        
to another State Hospital? yes no        
Do you refer applicants to a crisis pregnancy centre? yes no        
Is there an anaesthetic service for TOP's? yes no        
           
IN YOUR OPINION:            
Should your institution be offering a TOP service at all? yes no not sure      
If NOT, should this be offered at a specified separate venue? yes no not sure      
Should separate staff be appointed to provide this service? yes no not sure      
Should interviews, procedures and counselling be performed by:            
doctors? yes no not sure      
trained midwives? yes no not sure      
trained paramedical personnel? yes no not sure      
If NOT, should the service be offered anywhere at all? yes no not sure      
           
PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS:            
In accordance with the Choice of TOP Act of Oct 1996, are you prepared to:        
1.interview and examine abortion applicants? yes