scholarly journals Community attitudes toward near-death experiences: An Australian study

1988 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan Kellehear ◽  
Patrick Heaven
Keyword(s):  
Australian Study ◽  
Community Attitudes ◽  
Near Death Experiences

scholarly journals Community attitudes toward near-death experiences: A Chinese study

1990 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan Kellehear ◽  
Patrick Heaven ◽  
Jia Gao
Keyword(s):  
Community Attitudes ◽  
Chinese Study ◽  
Near Death Experiences

The Neurophysiology of Near-Death Experiences

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sage Schuitevoerder ◽  
Giovanni Sosa
Keyword(s):  
Near Death Experiences

A gap between Law and Practice: A Community’s Perception of Unmarried Women’s Abortion Options in Nepal

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-30
Author(s):  
Simone Christensen Hald ◽  
Ditte Aagaard Sondergaard
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safe Abortion ◽  
Community Attitudes ◽  
Abortion Law ◽  
Premarital Sexual Activity ◽  
Premarital Sexual ◽  
The Right ◽  
Changing Attitudes ◽  
Depth Interviews

Background In 2002, the Nepalese abortion law went from being highly restrictive to fully liberal. This study aimed to explore a local community’s perception of the situation for unmarried Nepalese women wanting to practice their legal right to abortion.Methods The study comprised a cross-sectional survey and in-depth interviews with men and women above the age of 16 years living in the Makwanpur District, Nepal. The final data included 55 questionnaires and 16 interviews. The questionnaire data was univariate analysed, while a condensation of meaning analysis was carried out on the interviews.Results The overall awareness of abortion being legal was high, although the extent of knowledge of the specific legal grounds varied. Unmarried women were believed to have access to abortion services, although they risked stigmatisation due to their marital status. The community attitude towards these women having abortions was very negative, hence it differed from the legal acceptance of all women having the right to abortion. This was explained by societal norms on premarital sexual activity. Generally, the participants felt that changing attitudes would be difficult but possible over time.Conclusion A considerable gap exists between the legal acceptance of abortion and community attitudes when it comes to unmarried women as this group encounters barriers when wanting to practice their right. Therefore, these barriers need to be addressed to allow unmarried Nepalese women access to safe abortion services without the risk of being stigmatised.One possible alternative is educational initiatives such as disseminating information vigorously through mass media to create awareness.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hprospect.v12i2.9869 Health Prospect Vol.12(2) 2013: 24-30

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