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Data regarding knowledge, attitudes, and practices of induced abortion among Lebanese women is limited, thus, this study aimed to assess knowledge, attitudes and practices and to identify the most common associated factors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This is a cross\u2010sectional study conducted among 502 Lebanese women aged over 18 years. An online self\u2010administered survey was distributed among the different governorates in Lebanon to assess sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge, attitudes, and practices of induced abortion. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used to determine factors associated with the outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The mean knowledge score was 9.76\u2009\u00b1\u20091.71 out of 14. Most of participants were unaware of the Lebanese abortion law, 61.8% believed abortion should not be socially acceptable, and 9% of participants reported having undergone an induced abortion and the majority used safe methods.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Lebanese women demonstrated moderate knowledge about abortion but substantial gaps in legal awareness and knowledge of medication abortion were identified. Findings highlight the importance of a culturally appropriate reproductive health awareness and educational programs to promote abortion safety within the context of the Lebanese law restrictions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/hsr2.73027","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,12]],"date-time":"2026-08-12T05:57:14Z","timestamp":1786514234000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Knowledge and Attitude of Lebanese Women Regarding Induced Abortion: A Cross\u2010Sectional Study"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"9","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-8949-3440","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Youssef Abou","family":"Dib","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine Beirut Arab University Beirut Lebanon"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-9765-5733","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rayyan","family":"Hammoud","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine Beirut Arab University Beirut Lebanon"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-8807-9685","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sara Al","family":"Smaily","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine Beirut Arab University Beirut Lebanon"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-0548-118X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tarek Abdul","family":"Samad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine Beirut Arab University Beirut Lebanon"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nour","family":"Mina","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine Beirut Arab University Beirut Lebanon"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-5000-0619","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aline Bou","family":"Dargham","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine Beirut Arab University Beirut Lebanon"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-9877-3427","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Alaa Abou","family":"Saleh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine Beirut Arab University Beirut Lebanon"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3084-0265","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bilal","family":"Azakir","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine Beirut Arab University Beirut Lebanon"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_12_2_1","volume-title":"Abortion","author":"World Health Organization","year":"2021"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_3_1","volume-title":"Abortion in the United States","author":"KFF","year":"2022"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_4_1","article-title":"FIGO Calls for the Total Decriminalisation of Safe Abortion","author":"Hucker R.","journal-title":"International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_5_1","volume-title":"Abortion","author":"Encyclopaedia Britannica","year":"2022"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_6_1","volume-title":"Williams Gynecology","author":"Hoffman B. 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