INSTITUTIONAL CONSENT

To:

Commandant CMH Kharian

Subject: Permission to conduct research study titled “Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Nurse/midwife
in therapeutic abortion within legal brackets, A KAP study in Gynecology Department CMH KHN

Respected Sir,

• I am studying a subject, Nursing Research in VIII semester of Generic BSc N, 4 Years degree
programme. This is the requirement of HEC curriculum to conduct a research in this subject on the
legal aspects of nursing. To fulfill the requirement of course and for better understanding, I want to
conduct a research study on a selected issue, which is legal bill of rights of terminally patients in hospital.
I need to collect opinions, suggestions and factual data from the health care professionals of CMH
Kharian.

• The results of this will add up in the knowledge of patients, nursing cadets, clinical nursing staff,
administrative staff, physicians and other readers in the future.

• Ethical consideration is being taken care by attaining your kind permission as institutional consent and
in the form of Individual consent, (consent form is attached as Annex-‘A’). Questionnaire is also
attached for your approval (Annex-‘B’).

Please grant permission for conducting the research study.

Yours Obediently

N/C Hajira Khan

Comdt’s Signature:

__________________________

Date: __________
 Annex-‘A’

Individual consent form for Research Study

Title of study: “[Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Nurse/midwife in therapeutic abortion within legal
brackets, A KAP study in Gynecology Department CMH KHN]”

Principal Investigator (PI): N/C HAJIRA KHAN

Target Population: _____________________________

Supervisor: Major Sumera Noshin, Nursing Instructor CMH Kharian,

Significance of study: The study is designed to conduct a research for the knowledge, attitudes and practices of
nurses in therapeutic abortions while remaining in legal brackets.

Procedure: You are requested to participate in this study. You will have to consume 15-20 min to fill the study
questionnaire.

Ethical considerations: Permission has been taken from commandant, CMH Kharian as an institutional
consent.

Possible risks & benefits: This study has no harm but will add up the knowledge to nursing cadets, clinical
nursing staff, administrative staff, physicians, readers and health care stake holders.

Right of refusal to participate or withdrawal: Your participation in this study is voluntary. You have right to
refuse or withdraw from the study at any point or at any time.

Available sources of information: You are free to ask any question from PI and supervisor

• Maj. Sumera Noshin, Nursing Instructor (CON CMH Kharian)

Email: __________________________ Phone #: ________________________

• N/C Hajira Khan, College of nursing CMH Kharian

Confidentiality: Your identity will not be revealed while the study is being conducted, reported or published.

Authorization: I have read and understand this consent form and voluntary consent to participate in this
research study.

Participant’s name (optional) / signature:

________________________________________

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 [Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Nurse/midwife in therapeutic
abortion within legal brackets, A KAP study in GYNECOLOGY DEPT CMH
KHN]

In charge Department
Date Organization

RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE

Demographic Data:

Age: ______________________ Academic qualification: ___________________

Gender: ____________________ Professional Qualification: ______________

Marital status:_______________ Religion:_______________________________

Province:___________________

Please answer the following questions according to your view

1. Y 2. N
E O
S

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1. Do you think that having legal abortion ought to be condemned if medical reasons do not exist?

2. Do you think that the woman should deliver and then give the baby up for adoption instead of having a legal

abortion?

3. Do you think that legal abortion should be available even if the woman has felt the fetal movements?

4. Do you think that having legal abortion is to be condemned if medical reasons do not exist?

5. Legal abortion is totally unacceptable except on medical ground?

6. Do you think that the woman herself should decide whether or not to have a legal abortion?

7. It is right that Pakistan has a law that allows legal abortion

8. Legal abortion should not, in general, exist in Pakistan?

9. Legal abortion is used as a form of contraception

10. Legal abortion represents failure for the woman?

11. Legal abortion represents failure for the man?

12. Legal abortion represents failure for those who work with conception within the health system?

13. What do you think should happen to the doctors who induce abortion illegally?

a) They should be incarcerated in prison and have their medical license revoked

b) They should have their medical license revoked only

c) They should go unpunished

d) Other (specify)___________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

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14. What measures would you take to prevent abortion?

a) Provide contraceptives in clinics

b) Plan campaigns to show the effects of abortion

c) Provide contraceptives in clinics

d) Other (specify)___________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

15. What would cause a pregnant mother to want an abortion?

a) Health issues
b) Cultural ethics

c) Religion

d) Rape

16. Why would a mother not want a child?

a) She is emotionally unprepared

b) Child may be retarded

c) She is under age

d) no plan for babies

17) How does abortion affect the mother?

a) Emotionally
b) Mentally
c) Spiritually
d) Physically
18) When do you feel life begins?
a) As a fetus
b) When it leaves the mother’s womb
c) While it is in its mother’s womb (after being a fetus)
19) Who has the right to live and state why?
a) Mother
b) Fetus

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 c) Specify _____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
20) How does abortion affect the family?
a) Mentally
b) Emotionally
c) Spiritually