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. 2024 Dec 19:10:23779608241305782.
doi: 10.1177/23779608241305782. eCollection 2024 Jan-Dec.

Intrauterine Device Use and Perceptions Among Women in Tanzania-A Mixed Methods Study

Catherine Safari Massay  1 , Sara Rivenes Lafontan  2 , Jane Januarius Rogathi  3 , Upendo S Safari  4 , Geofrey Nimrod Sigalla  2
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Intrauterine Device Use and Perceptions Among Women in Tanzania-A Mixed Methods Study

Catherine Safari Massay et al. SAGE Open Nurs. .

Abstract

Introduction: The intrauterine device (IUD) represents the most cost-effective, long-acting reversible form of contraception, but accounts for only 1% of all contraception methods used in Tanzania.

Objective: This study aims to determine the uptake of IUD use and investigate the perceptions, challenges, and recommendations surrounding the use of intrauterine devices among women of reproductive age in Tanzania.

Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted including 347 women, as well as qualitative semi-structured interviews with 11 women. Quantitative data were entered into SPSS, and descriptive statistics were employed to summarize the data. Content analysis was used to analyse the qualitative data.

Results: The prevalence of IUD use was 5%. The majority of the women interviewed were aware of myths and misconceptions concerning IUDs but wanted to use it after receiving information from healthcare providers.

Conclusion: The study found that the use of intrauterine devices was low in the study area and that there is a need to strengthen community engagement to reduce misconceptions about the use of IUDs.

Keywords: acute illnesses; gynecology; midwifery; practice; sexually transmitted infections.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Figure 1.
The prevalence of uptake of modern family planning methods among women attending the reproductive and child health clinic at HLH hospital (n = 347).
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