Doctors’ correct answers for general knowledge about intrauterine devices
| Variables | Sector | Total (n=240) | P value | |
| Government (n=161) | Private (n=79) | |||
| Maximum length of time a woman can use Multiload Cu 375 IUD after insertion | 74 (46.3) | 38 (47.5) | 112 (46.7) | 0.855 |
| Effectiveness of the IUD (Pearl index) | 54 (33.8) | 20 (25.0) | 74 (30.8) | 0.166 |
| Return of fertility | 134 (83.8) | 53 (66.3) | 187 (77.9) | 0.002 |
| IUD can be used as emergency contraception | 124 (77.5) | 42 (52.5) | 166 (69.2) | <0.001 |
| IUD increased risk of ectopic pregnancy | 73 (45.6) | 27 (33.8) | 100 (41.7) | 0.079 |
| Timing of IUD insertion | ||||
| Any time during the menstrual cycle | 101 (63.1) | 47 (58.8) | 148 (64.7) | 0.511 |
| Within 48 hours postpartum | 51 (31.9) | 23 (28.7) | 74 (30.8) | 0.621 |
| Up to 7 days postpartum | 113 (70.6) | 56 (70.0) | 169 (70.4) | 0.920 |
| 4 weeks after delivery | 145 (90.6) | 60 (75.0) | 205 (85.4) | 0.001 |
| Side effects/adverse outcomes | ||||
| Headache | 147 (91.9) | 71 (88.8) | 218 (90.8) | 0.429 |
| Ectopic pregnancy | 122 (76.3) | 61 (76.3) | 183 (76.3) | 1.000 |
| Increase weight | 150 (93.8) | 73 (91.3) | 223 (92.9) | 0.477 |
| Migration | 136 (85.0) | 61 (76.3) | 197 (82.1) | 0.096 |
| Suitability 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 |
Data expressed in n (%); χ2.
IUD, intrauterine device; PID, pelvic inflammatory disease.