Although a man is as well concerned in each case of induced abortion as a woman is, the amount of existing studies that attempt to describe and gain insight into the psychological effects of induced abortion on men is extremely small, either when considering this number in itself or when comparing it to the number of related studies focusing on women. The present article gives an overview of the existing psychological knowledge of men’s perspective on induced abortion including their typical reactions; roles; participation in, and responsibility for, decision-making; and their impact on the female partner. Furthermore, a number of related but understudied issues are addressed.

strategy reduces the risk of overestimating adherence. For prescriptions extending beyond the end of the analysis period, days' supply is truncated at the end of the period. Patients in each study sample are stratified into 5 categories based on their adherence score: 1-19%, 20-39%, 40-59%, 60-79%, or 80-100 %. Results: High level of medication adherence was associated with lower hospitalization and exacerbation rates. ConClusions: Increased drug utilization can provide a net economic return when it is driven by improved adherence.

This study focuses on how induced abortion is represented in the Hungarian online media inrelation to the reception of the public debate on the new Polish abortion law. The study was aimedat revealing the major themes, the embedding conceptual network and the framing of inducedabortion in the online press. Since the press is an essential influencing factor of public opiniondue to its broad publicity, research should focus on the characteristics of the discourse in whosespace the concerned individuals form their views and make decisions on abortion. A thematicanalysis of relevant press releases revealed eight major themes that framed abortion in a specificmanner: thematization of induced abortion as a social/demographic issue; legislative issues of;and attitudes towards, abortion; abortion as an act of (physical) self-determination; contentsrelated to the abortion decision; to its causes and consequences; and depiction of womenchoosing abortion. Furthermore, the analysis revealed the themes most frequently associatedwith abortion and potentially related themes typically not associated with it.

s123 resources (HCR) and direct costs of HF care in three Middle Eastern countries: Egypt (EG), Saudi Arabia (SA) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Methods: Survey questionnaire was developed and used in interview with leading heart failure specialists, cardiologists and/or clinical pharmacists in each country to collect HCR and costs from their respective institutions in both private and public sectors. HCR (diagnostics, physician visits, medications, inpatient admission, ER, invasive procedures) used in routine management of their HF patients were included. National cost of HF was estimated by summing the total cost of HF in each sector, and was used to calculate the average annual cost per patient. Given the lack of epidemiology data on HF in the region, we used the US prevalence rate of 2.4% in > 20 years population adjusted for age distribution in the three ME countries. Costs were in local currency and converted to Unites States Dollars (USD) using current exchange rates for respective currencies. Results: An estimated 1.35 million patients are being treated for HF

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