Factors Mitigating Intrauterine Device Use Among Women Attending Jinja Regional Referral Hospital-uganda

ABSTRACT Despite the IUD’s numerous advantages, rates of use remain low in many areas of the world and have even declined recently in some developing countries. Significant factors that adversely affect use of IUD have been described in various areas. This study aimed to establish the factors mitigating use of intrauterine devices among women attending Jinja regional referral hospital. A prospective cross-sectional study design was used to conduct this study in which 323 consenting women were recruited. Simple random sampling method was used in recruiting the study participants. 323 responden…