Table 2.
Characteristics of the Contacted Participants Stratified by IUC Type (n = 77)
| Total (n = 77) |
LNG-IUS (n = 53) |
Copper-IUD (n = 24) |
p-Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| IUD in place | .77* | ||||||
| No | 15 | 19.5 | 11 | 20.8 | 4 | 16.7 | |
| Yes | 62 | 80.5 | 42 | 79.2 | 20 | 83.3 | |
| Satisfaction among continuous user | .99* | ||||||
| Not satisfied (1–2) | 2 | 3.2 | 2 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Neutral (3) | 10 | 16.1 | 7 | 16.7 | 3 | 15.0 | |
| Satisfied (4–5) | 50 | 80.6 | 33 | 78.7 | 17 | 85.0 | |
| Irregular bleeding | .37 | ||||||
| No | 35 | 46.7 | 22 | 43.1 | 13 | 54.2 | |
| Yes | 40 | 53.3 | 29 | 56.9 | 11 | 45.8 | |
| Missing | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Menses comparison | <.01* | ||||||
| Lighter | 40 | 53.3 | 39 | 76.5 | 1 | 4.2 | |
| Heavier | 18 | 24.0 | 2 | 3.9 | 16 | 66.7 | |
| Same | 17 | 22.7 | 10 | 19.6 | 7 | 29.2 | |
| Missing | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Period pain | .05* | ||||||
| More | 25 | 33.3 | 14 | 27.5 | 11 | 45.8 | |
| Less | 27 | 36.0 | 23 | 45.1 | 4 | 16.7 | |
| Same | 23 | 30.7 | 14 | 27.5 | 9 | 37.5 | |
| Missing | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Infection | .53* | ||||||
| No | 75 | 97.4 | 52 | 98.1 | 23 | 95.8 | |
| Yes | 2 | 2.6 | 1 | 1.9 | 1 | 4.2 | |
| Expulsions | .99* | ||||||
| No | 73 | 94.8 | 50 | 94.3 | 23 | 95.8 | |
| Yes | 4 | 5.2 | 3 | 5.6 | 1 | 4.2 | |
Abbreviations: IUC, intrauterine contraception; IUD, intrauterine device; LNG-IUS, levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system.
*
Fisher’s exact test.