Utilization of immediate postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device and associated factors among mothers who gave birth at selected hospitals in west Gojjam zone, Ethiopia, multi-level facility-based study, 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) prevents unwanted pregnancy. An immediate postpartum period is a good opportunity to place IUCD for women who want to delay pregnancy. However, in Sub-Saharan Africa mainly in Ethiopia, this procedure is not widely used. This study aimed to determine the utilization and factors associated with an immediate postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device (IPPIUCD).

Methods

Multi-level facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted from Januarey12 to March 12/2019GC on 423 women who delivered at selected hospitals of the west Gojjam zone. A systematic random sampling technique was applied to select study participants. Proportional allocations of samples were done based on the delivery caseload of each hospital. Data were ent

SUBMITTER: Melkie A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7820927 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature