Table 3.
Questions assessing participating clinicians’ knowledge about contraception and IUDs
| 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) |
Data show the percentage and fraction of respondents who correctly answered each question
Note that because of variations among sampling frames and a limited sample size, these results cannot, and should not, be compared across countries