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Table 3 Questions assessing participating clinicians’ knowledge about contraception and IUDs

From: Clinicians’ knowledge and practices regarding family planning and intrauterine devices in China, Kazakhstan, Laos and Mexico

Question (True/False)

All

N = 433

China

N = 115

Kazakhstan

N = 110

Laos

N = 105

Mexico

N = 103

a) A woman can have a copper-bearing intrauterine device (IUD) inserted any time within the first 12 days after the start of menstrual bleeding, at her convenience, not just during menstruation. [True]

34.4 %

(149/433)

11.3 %

(13/115)

53.6 %

(59/110)

38.1 %

40/105)

35.9 %

(37/103)

b) Spotting or light bleeding between menstrual periods is common during the first 3–6 months of copper-bearing intrauterine device (IUD) use. It is not harmful and usually decreases over time. [True]

74.5 %

(322/432)

98.3 %

(113/115)

66.7 %

(72/108)

61.0 %

(64/105)

70.2 %

(73/104)

c) Copper-bearing IUD should always be removed if the intrauterine device (IUD) user is diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). [False]

70.7 %

(304/430)

33.9 %

(39/115)

87.2 %

(95/109)

84.8 %

(89/105)

80.20 %

(81/101)

d) One follow-up visit after the first menses or 3–6 weeks following copper-bearing intrauterine device (IUD) insertion is sufficient. [True]

29.5 %

127/430)

8.7 %

(10/115)

57.4 %

(62/108)

35.6 %

(37/104)

17.5 %

(18/103)

e) The most commonly used IUD, the CuT380a, is approved for 10 years of use after insertion. [True]

68.5 %

(296/432)

68.7 %

(79/115)

71.3 %

(77/108)

95.2 %

(100/105)

38.5 %

(40/104)

All answers correct

2.8 %

(12/434)

0.9 %

(1/115)

6.4 %

(7/110)

3.8 %

(4/105)

0 %

(0/104)

  1. Data show the percentage and fraction of respondents who correctly answered each question
  2. Note that because of variations among sampling frames and a limited sample size, these results cannot, and should not, be compared across countries