Anshuli Trivedi|PK Kasar|Rajesh Tiwari|Arvind Sharma
Immediate postpartum IUD: analysis of factors making it contraceptive of choice
Gandhi Medical College|Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College|Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College|Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College
background intrauterine devices convenient long term reversible means contraceptive user friendly due onetime application ease removal immediate return fertility removal immediate postpartum iud inserted women within 48 hours normal delivery study aims understand factors responsible making iud contraceptive choice also identifies various social demographic factors responsible making iud contraceptive choicemethods crosssectional observational study done using pretested questionnaire total 470 subjects interviewed data collected compiled using msexcel analyzed using epi info7 data presented terms proportionsresults acceptance iud contraceptive statistically associated age amp income user acceptance iud increased literacy p 0003 almost 778 users satisfied iud total 6668 users continued using iud feel discomfort compliance iud significantly associated discomfort caused p 00008 found important reason removal commonest reason adoption iud long duration use seen 2340 previous contraceptive users 3941 new iud users accepted contraceptive acceptance especially previous iud usersconclusions immediate postpartum iucd high acceptability 75 users satisfied consider contraceptive option