Survey responses (n=873)
| Concern | Response | n (%) | 95% CI |
| I don’t like the thought of having something like that inside me | Agree or strongly agree | 526 (60.2) | 57.0 to 63.4 |
| I worry that removal of a copper coil or Mirena would be unpleasant | Agree or strongly agree | 525 (60.1) | 56.8 to 63.3 |
| The fitting of a copper coil or Mirena would be painful | Agree or strongly agree | 487 (55.8) | 52.5 to 59.0 |
| I worry that it will move inside me | Agree or strongly agree | 404 (46.3) | 43.0 to 49.6 |
| I worry that it will damage my womb | Agree or strongly agree | 345 (39.5) | 36.3 to 42.8 |
| I worry that my partner will feel it during sex | Agree or strongly agree | 311 (35.6) | 32.5 to 38.9 |
| I worry that if I got pregnant … it might damage the baby | Agree or strongly agree | 293 (33.6) | 30.5 to 36.8 |
| I worry that it will make it harder to get pregnant in the future | Agree or strongly agree | 252 (28.9) | 26.0 to 32.0 |
| I worry that it will fall out | Agree or strongly agree | 241 (27.6) | 24.7 to 30.7 |
| Having to have a copper coil or Mirena fitted would be embarrassing | Agree or strongly agree | 213 (24.4) | 21.7 to 27.4 |
| I don’t like having to ask a nurse or doctor to remove it | Agree or strongly agree | 196 (22.4) | 19.8 to 25.3 |
| Having to make a special appointment for fitting puts me off | Agree or strongly agree | 182 (20.8) | 18.3 to 23.7 |
| The experiences of other people that I know when using a copper coil | Bad or very bad | 170 (19.5) | 17.0 to 22.2 |
| The experiences of other people that I know when using Mirena have been | Bad or very bad | 99 (11.3) | 9.4 to 13.6 |
| I think the fact that copper coils and Mirena are long-acting is | Bad or very bad | 54 (6.2) | 4.8 to 8.0 |