Conhecimento das mulheres em idade reprodutiva sobre o dispositivo intrauterino

Abstract

Objective: To identify the knowledge of women of reproductive age in the city of Pesqueira PE about the Intrauterine Device (IUD). Method: Descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. The sample consisted of 154 adult women living in the city of Pesqueira-PE, of reproductive age from 18 to 49 years old. Data collection took place online, following a data collection instrument adapted from validated questionnaires, available via Google's electronic form. Data were tabulated and organized using Excel® software and analyzed using descriptive statistics using the Jamovi® application. Results: The interviewees were mostly young adults, brown, with access to higher education, with a monthly income of up to 2 minimum wages, students and nulliparous women. A large gap was found in terms of knowledge about the IUD, especially with regard to qualified professionals for insertion and the adverse effects generated by the use of the device. Among the issues of better knowledge, the availability of the method in the SUS and the possibility of its use by nulliparous women stand out. Conclusion: In this way, it was possible to identify with this research the failure in the transfer of correct information about the IUD, a method with high efficiency and a high cost-benefit ratio, but which is little disseminated and propagated.