Reasons given by women for not checking their intrauterine device threads
| Reason | n |
|---|---|
| I just forget about it | 26 |
| Tried and couldn't | 21 |
| Didn't know I should do more often | 21 |
| I would know if it fell out | 9 |
| I can tell by my periods | 5 |
| I can feel it anyway | 4 |
| I don't like to examine myself | 4 |
| I didn't know what I was feeling for | 4 |
| No one told me why | 3 |
| It is difficult to feel | 3 |
| I didn't think there was any problem | 2 |
| I assume it is there | 2 |
| I only check when I come to clinic | 2 |
| I wasn't told how to | 2 |
| I don't have time | 1 |
| Total reasons | 109 |