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. 2023 Jun 25;15(6):e40919. doi: 10.7759/cureus.40919

Table 2. IUCD use and factors associated with IUCD acceptance.

IUCD: intrauterine contraceptive devices

    Sl no     Variables IUCD acceptability status   OR 99% CI     P value
Users (n1=189) Non-users n2=531 Lower value Upper value
f % f %
Socio-demographic factors
1. Age of woman at the time of marriage <25years   144   24.2   452   75.8   1.788   1.041   3.07   0.006*
  ≥25years 45 36.3 79 63.7
2. Religion             Hindu   186   26.7   510   73.3     1.627     1.337     3.347     <0.001*
  Muslim 3 13 20 87
  Christian 0 0 1 100
3. Family income     (₹ per month) ≤10000     82     19.7     335     80.3     2.23     1.432     3.475     <0.001*
  >10000 107 35.3 196 64.7
Obstetrical factors
4 Parity Primipara   134   31.8   288   68.2   0.486   0.304   0.778   <0.001*
  Multipara 55 18.5 243 81.5
5 Age of youngest child Less than 2 years   176   28.5   441   71.5   0.362   0.163   0.804   0.001*
  More than 2 years 13 12.6 90 87.4
6 Intention to have more children Yes     116     36.6     201     63.4     0.428       0.207       0.883       0.003*  
  No 54 17.6 253 82.4
  Not decided 19 19.8 77 80.2
7 History of abortion No     76     15.5     413     84.5     5.204     3.261     8.303     <0.001*
  Yes   113 49 118 51
Knowledge regarding IUCD
8 Knowledge score Good knowledge   166   40   249   60   0.122   0.066   0.226   <0.001*
  Poor knowledge 23 7.5 282 92.5
Family planning practices
9 Previously used contraceptive methods IUCD       38         100         0         0       3.315     3.315     3.315     <0.001*
  Non IUCD users and not using any method 151 22.1 531 77.9
10 Attended counselling session regarding IUCD Yes                            181           41.6           255           58.4     24.5     9.403     63.77     <0.001*
   No 8 33.3 276 66.7
11 Time of attending counseling (n=436) Before delivery       98       66       51       34         0.206         0.118         0.360             <0.001*    
  After delivery 83 28.6 204 71.4
12 Husband’s/ partner’s opinion towards IUCD     Not supporting             14             4.8             279             95.2         0.007           0.003         0.018         <0.001*
  Supporting 163 88.6 21 11.4
  Lack of knowledge 12 4.9 231 95.1
13 Family in favor of taking IUCD Yes     121     86.4     19     13.6       0.028         0.013         0.062         <0.001*  
  No 31 39 305 61
  Lack of knowledge 37 15.2 207 84.8
14 Source of information about contraceptive methods Health worker         165         42.2         226       57.8       0.108       0.059       0.198       <0.001*
  Friends and media 24 7.3 305 92.7