Intrauterine device self-removal practices during the COVID-19 pandemic among family planning clinics.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore the prevalence of intrauterine device self-removal practices before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among family planning clinics.

Study design

This is a secondary analysis of data from a descriptive, longitudinal study using a clinic-based convenience sample from the Abortion Clinical Research Network assessing baseline and pandemic-adaptive family planning practices.

Results

Of the 63 sites that provided contraception, 5 (7.9%) reported providing guidance on intrauterine device self-removal at baseline. Sixteen sites (25.4%) provided guidance on self-removal by the end of the study period. Self-removal counseling was associated with being an academic center and reporting a median lower number of monthly contraceptive encounters.

Conclusions

SUBMITTER: Fay KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9554323 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature