Study 4,203 bearing-age women who had used intrauterine devices (IUDs). Results: using IUDs is the most common contraceptive methods in Vietnam. Women used this method are usually in bearing-age and have more frequent intercourse (under 35 years old: 63.8%), have had baby (100%). 24.4% of them have used other methods. Factors affected IUDs acceptance are safe (40.5%), convenient (44.4%), easy to use (31.6%), and being provided information and counseling (84%).
Intrauterine Devices ; Epidemiology ; Vietnam ; Women

189 health workers who collaborated directly to the procedure to insert and remove intrauterine device, were interviewed about side effects and complications of the use of IUD in Vietnam. Among them, 82.8% were < 40 years old, 65.1% had got a doctors, 74.6% practised at State Health Center. 19.8% at General Hospital and 6.6% at private health institutions. In case of complication after the insertion of IUD, 50.8% of health workers gave the advices, explained and continued to teach and to treat, 27.2% gave medicines and 21.3% removed IUD. 86.4% of these health worker underwent the reeducation yearly about family plaing and reproduction health in 1995-2000 year period.
Intrauterine Devices/epidemiology ; Medical Staff ; Epidemiology

Intrauterine device (IUD) is a safe and efficient method of contraception in comparison with the efficacy of tubal sterilization, yet remains underutilized due to biased or outdated information about IUD. It is currently believed that the mechanism of action for IUDs is the production of an intrauterine environment that is spermicidal. IUD does not increase a woman's risk for pelvic infection, ectopic pregnancy, or subsequent infertility. IUD insertion in nulliparous or unmarried women is not contra-indicated. IUD is also a useful contraceptive method for those women without increasing the risk of ascending pelvic infection. The other benefit of IUD beyond contraception includes lowering the risk of endometrial cancer. The levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system reduces massive menstrual bleeding and dysmenorrhea. The copper IUD is the most effective method for emergency contraception. The careful patient selection and pre-insertion counseling are crucial to the success of IUD.
Bias (Epidemiology) ; Contraception ; Contraception, Postcoital ; Copper ; Counseling ; Dysmenorrhea ; Endometrial Neoplasms ; Female ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Infertility ; Intrauterine Devices ; Levonorgestrel ; Patient Selection ; Pelvic Infection ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy, Ectopic ; Single Person ; Sterilization, Tubal