Knowledge of Medical Eligibility Criteria among doctors
| Characteristics | Sector | Total (n=240) | P value | |
| Government (n= 161) | Private (n= 79) | |||
| *Correct answer MEC for IUD | ||||
| History of PID a year ago and currently asymptomatic | 60 (37.5) | 30 (37.5) | 90 (37.5) | 1.000 |
| History of spontaneous first-trimester abortion | 117 (73.1) | 57 (71.3) | 174 (72.5) | 0.759 |
| History of ectopic pregnancy previously | 81 (50.6) | 31 (36.8) | 112 (46.7) | 0.082 |
| Breastfeeding | 155 (96.9) | 74 (92.5) | 229 (95.4) | 0.230 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 135 (84.4) | 62 (77.5) | 197 (82.1) | 0.190 |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 129 (80.6) | 65 (81.3) | 194 (80.8) | 0.908 |
| Obesity | 142 (88.8) | 65 (81.3) | 207 (86.3) | 0.112 |
| †Total MEC score | 5.1±1.6 | 4.8±1.7 | 5.0±1.6 | 0.156 |
| *Awareness of MEC | 107 (66.9) | 29 (36.2) | 136 (56.7) | <0.001 |
*Data expressed in n (%); χ2.
†Data expressed in mean (SD), t-test.
IUD, intrauterine device; MEC, Medical Eligibility Criteria; PID, pelvic inflammatory disease.