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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Intrauterine device"”.
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Evaluating Provider Knowledge Towards Pain Management During Intrauterine Device Insertion in Nulliparous Women
… (LARCs) are birth control methods consisting of intrauterine devices (IUDs) and the birth control implants that are the most effective forms of reversible contraceptives. LARCs are 20 times more effective than other birth control methods; yet only 5.6% of women are choosing LARCs. Despite …
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The effects of sensory information on anxiety associated with insertion of an intrauterine device
… information prior to the insertion of an intrauterine device. Spielberger's (1966) state-trait anxiety theory was used as the theoretical framework for the study. The study was conducted in four family planning clinics located throughout a large metropolitan city in the southwest. The data …
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Expanding contraceptive options in South Africa : knowledge, attitudes, and practices surrounding the intrauterine device (IUD)
The intrauterine device (IUD) is a safe, effective, convenient, reliable, inexpensive, and cost-effective form of reversible contraception. It rivals female sterilization, injectables, and implants with respect to effectiveness in pregnancy prevention. Once inserted, IUDs are nearly maintenance …
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Awareness and attitudes of adolescents towards the use of intrauterine device in Makhado Local Municipality, South Africa
Intrauterine Devices and Sub-dermal Progestogen implants are long-acting reversible contraceptive methods that are highly effective and have the greatest potential to reduce unintended pregnancies. According to District Health Barometer, uptake of the intrauterine device is low across the country. …
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CLINICAL SERVICES PROVIDERS' BEHAVIORAL INTENTION TO PROVIDE THE INTRAUTERINE DEVICE (IUD) MEASURED BY THE THEORY OF REASONED ACTION
Today, intrauterine devices (IUDs) are used by over 100 million women worldwide, making it the most popular reversible method of birth control. Approximately only 2% of American women, however, choose to use this method of birth control. The purpose of this study was to explore clinical services …
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A review of intrauterine device placement during caesarean section at level two facilities in the Metro West, Cape Town
… rationale In the Western Cape there are many intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUDs) inserted during caesarean section (C/S). Little is known about the long-term outcomes in the Metro West area. Objective To assess placement of IUDs at C/S and describe follow-up, with a view to compile best …
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A randomised controlled trial studying the effects of the copper intrauterine device and the injectable progestogen contraceptive on depression and sexual functioning of women in the Eastern Cape
… A), compared with the initiation of a copper Intrauterine Contraceptive Device (Cu-IUD) after childbirth on depression and sexual functioning. After counselling, 242consenting pregnant women were randomised to receive DMP A or a Cu IUD within 48 hours of childbirth, in a ratio of 1:1. Primary …
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The Effect of Progesterone Only Contraception on the Accuracy of Cervical Cytologic interpretation
… medroxyprogesterone acetate or a progesterone intrauterine device. Previous study results have been inconsistent regarding the effect of progesterone on relationship between cytology and histology interpretation. The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine the accuracy of cervical …
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Negotiating Acceptability of the IUD: Contraceptive Technology, Women's Bodies, and Reproductive Politics
… the commonly held assumption that the intrauterine device (IUD) is an unsafe and/or obsolete contraceptive method that has been used mostly to impose population control on women in developing countries. Simultaneously, I explore the changing meaning of the device over the last 40 years …
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Contraceptive use in Nepal
… contraceptive use in rural Nepal.<br/><br/>The intrauterine device (IUD) is one of the most cost effective methods of reversible contraception available but is not well known or understood and consequently not well used in Nepal. This has not always been the case, when family planning was first …
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Contraceptive continuation among women aged 15-49 utilizing City of Cape Town family planning services
… <5% used long-acting methods (implant 3.9%, intrauterine device 0.4%). The proportion of all method continuation was 39.5%, but the norethisterone enanthate injectable had the lowest method-specific continuation at 8%, followed by the oral pill at 11%, the two most popular contraceptive …
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Contraceptive continuation among women aged 15-49 utilizing City of Cape Town family planning services
… <5% used long-acting methods (implant 3.9%, intrauterine device 0.4%). The proportion of all method continuation was 39.5%, but the norethisterone enanthate injectable had the lowest method-specific continuation at 8%, followed by the oral pill at 11%, the two most popular contraceptive …
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Contraceptive continuation among women aged 15-49 utilizing City of Cape Town family planning services
… <5% used long-acting methods (implant 3.9%, intrauterine device 0.4%). The proportion of all method continuation was 39.5%, but the norethisterone enanthate injectable had the lowest method-specific continuation at 8%, followed by the oral pill at 11%, the two most popular contraceptive …
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Fertility Desires and Fertility Control: Young Women's Contraceptive decision-making in Khayelitsha, South Africa
… and LARC methods; specifically, the implant and intrauterine device (IUD) contraceptive methods in how they reveal young women's fertility attitudes and how it shapes their contraceptive decision-making. This examination foregrounds the individual, interpersonal relationships and social contexts …
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A brief intervention to promote IUD use among women in Cape Town
While the Copper T intrauterine device (IUD) is one of the most used methods of contraception around the world, only 1% of women in sub-Saharan Africa use this method. The IUD is a safe and highly effective form of long-acting contraception that provides protection for up to 10 years and has a …
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Pregnancy Intendedness in a High-Risk Obstetric Population in a Tertiary Hospital.
… (COC) pill, the sub-dermal implant, and the loop intrauterine device with 76.1%, 26.1%, 13.5% and 4.5% of the women having ever used these respectively. Only 24 women (10.8%) had discussed planning a pregnancy with the doctor/s managing the serious health condition/s for which they had originally …
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Sexual and Reproductive Decisions and Experiences of Women Living With HIV/AIDS in Abuja, Nigeria
… contraceptives, condoms, hormone injections, intrauterine device (IUD) and tubal ligation are their methods of choice. The women chose to have babies to secure their marriage, fulfill maternal instinct and to “leave something behind”. Their decisions were informed by the belief that ARV would …
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Meeting the contraceptive needs of HIV positive adolescent females living in urban townships in Western Cape, South Africa: perspectives of clients and primary health care providers
… inconsistent contraceptive use, fears about the intrauterine device (IUD) use, positive and negative provider attitudes to contraceptive services for ALHIV, and provider competency and training, among others. Conclusion: Overall, the thesis supports socioecological-based approaches to …
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Impact of long-acting contraceptives on female genital tract cytokine profiles in a randomised controlled trial
… medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-IM), copper intrauterine device (IUD) or the levonorgestrel (LNG) implant. However, it remains unknown whether these contraceptives increase HIV risk relative to other forms of contraception or no contraception. This study investigated the impact of DMPA-IM, …
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