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B Series
Series B, Number 7
Intrauterine Devices

New Attention to the IUD

Expanding women's contraceptive options to meet their needs

CONTENTS

Home (Key Points)

The IUD: An Important Method with Potential
Table 1. Overview of IUDs
Figure 1. Most IUD Users Are in China
Web Table 1. Current Use of Contraceptive Methods Reported by Married Women 15-49, 1976-2005
Table 2. Estimated Worldwide Use of IUDs Among Married Women Ages 15–49, 2005

Providing High-Quality IUD Services

Spotlight: Kenya Commits To Renewing Interest in the IUD

Feature: Good Counseling Increases Client Satisfaction

Very Low Overall Risk of Infection with IUDs
Figure 2. Risk of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) Greatest in First Few Weeks After IUD Insertion

Box: Evidence Shows Many Women with HIV Can Use IUDs

Minimizing the Risk of Infection

Clinical Characteristics of IUDs
Web Box 1. Managing Problems with IUD Use

Bibliography

Credits

Go to the IUD Toolkit at http://www.iudtoolkit.org for full-text resources, including tools and best practices, on IUDs.

From INFO's Toolbox
• Checklist: Program Plan for Providing High-Quality IUD Services
• Checklist for Screening Clients Who Want to Initiate Use of the Copper IUD, from Family Health International
• Counseling Aid for Communicating IUD Effectiveness

Quick Look
• IUD Use, STIs, and HIV-Related Conditions: 2004 WHO Medical Eligibility Criteria
• Do IUDs Increase the Risk of PID in Women with STIs?

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Web Table 1. Current Use of Contraceptive Methods Reported by Married Women 15-49, 1976-2005

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% Currently Using

 

Region, Country & Year

Any Methoda

Any Modern Methodb

Any Tradi-
tional Methodc

Sterilization

 

 

Male Condom

Other Modern Methodse

Female

Male

OCsd

IUD

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Angola 2000

6

5

1

0

0

2

0

0

2

Benin 2001

18

7

11

0

0

2

1

1

3

Botswana 2000

50

39

0

1

0

15

1

11

10

Burkina Faso 2003

10

5

5

0

0

2

0

1

1

Burundi 2000

13

10

3

0

0

4

1

0

5

Cape Verde 1998

53

46

7

13

0

18

4

3

8

Cameroon 2004

25

12

12

1

0

2

0

8

2

Central African Rep. 2000

22

7

16

0

0

5

0

1

1

Chad 2004

3

2

1

0

0

1

0

0

1

Comoros 2000

23

19

4

1

0

8

0

1

9

Côte d'Ivoire 1998-99

14

7

7

0

0

4

0

2

1

Democratic Rep. of Congo  2001

25

4

20

0

0

1

0

2

0

Eritrea 2002

6

5

1

0

0

1

0

1

3

Ethiopia 2000

15

14

1

0

0

3

0

0

10

Gabon 2000

29

12

18

1

0

5

0

5

1

Gambia 2000

9

9

0

0

0

4

1

0

4

Ghana 2003

24

18

6

2

0

6

1

3

7

Guinea 1999

6

4

2

0

0

2

0

1

1

Guinea-Bissau 2000

6

4

3

0

0

0

2

0

1

Kenya 2003

38

31

7

4

0

8

2

1

16

Lesotho 2004

36

35

1

3

0

11

2

5

15

Liberia 1986

6

6

1

1

0

3

1

0

1

Madagascar 2003-04

25

17

9

1

0

3

1

1

11

Malawi 2004

31

28

3

6

0

2

0

2

19

Mali 2001

6

6

1

0

0

3

0

0

2

Mauritius 1991 f

73

48

25

7

0

21

3

13

4

Mozambique 2003

15

12

3

1

0

5

0

1

5

Namibia 1992

27

26

1

7

0

8

2

0

8

Niger 2000

4

4

0

0

0

3

0

0

1

Nigeria 2003

10

7

3

0

0

2

1

2

2

Reunion 1990 j

65

62

4

3

0

40

14

3

1

Rwanda 2005

17

10

7

1

0

2

0

1

5

Sao Tome and Principe 2000

28

28

1

0

0

17

1

0

9

Senegal 2004

11

10

1

1

0

4

1

2

4

Sierra Leone 2000

4

4

0

0

0

3

0

0

1

South Africa 1998

56

55

1

16

2

11

2

2

23

Swaziland 2000

27

26

1

6

0

5

1

2

12

Tanzania 2004-2005

25

20

5

3

0

6

0

2

9

Togo 2000

15

9

6

1

0

3

0

2

4

Uganda 2004-05

17

16

1

2

0

3

0

1

10

Zambia 2001-02

29

23

6

2

0

12

0

4

5

Zimbabwe 1999

52

50

3

3

0

36

1

2

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEAR EAST & NORTH AFRICA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Algeria 2000

59

50

8

0

0

44

4

2

0

Bahrain 1995

60

31

30

6

0

11

3

10

1

Egypt 2005

60

57

3

1

0

10

37

1

8

Gaza Strip 1996

34

29

5

0

0

3

16

5

6

Iran 1997

69

52

16.9 k

16

2

21

8

5

0

Iraq 1989

14

10

3

1

0

5

3

1

1

Jordan 2002

53

39

15

3

0

8

24

3

1

Kuwait 1996

49

41

8

2

0

29

7

3

0

Lebanon 1996

61

37

24 k

0

0

10

17

0

10

Libya 1995

39

26

13

5

0

10

11

0

0

Mauritania 2000-01

8

5

3

0

0

3

1

1

1

Morocco 2003

60

52

8

3

0

40

5

2

2

Oman 1995

22

18

3

5

0

6

2

2

4

Qatar 1998

42

32

9

4

0

16

9

3

1

Saudi Arabia 1996

31

29

2

1

0

20

7

1

0

Sudan 1992-93

10

7

3 k

0

0

5

1

0

1

Syria 1993

36

28

8

2

0

10

16

0

0

Turkey 2003

70

43

28

6

0

5

20

11

1

Tunisia 1994

59

51

8

15

0

11

22

2

2

United Arab Emirates 1995

27

24

3

4

0

12

4

2

2

Yemen 1997

13

10

3

1

0

4

3

0

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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