Effectiveness and acceptability of Szontagh’s IUD and Tcu380A IUD in Thai woman at Khon Kaen province.

Abstract

Background  : More than one hundred million baht per year were paid for intrauterine device (IUD) service Thailand.  A new type of IUD with the same efficacy but inexpensive and domestically producible is needed to decrease negative trade-balance of our country.

Objectives  : To study the effectiveness and acceptability (pregnancy  rate, expulsion rate, complication, and discontinuation rate) of Szontaghûs IUD compared to Tcu380A in Thai woman at Khon Kaen provice.

Design  : Cohort study

Settings  : Family Planning Unit, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon  Kaen  University  and Health Promotion Center, Region 6, Khon Kaen.

Participants  : 132 woman in Szontagh’s IUD group and  131 woman in TCu380A  IUD group were recruited.

Main outcome measures  : Pregnancy  rate, expulsion rate, and discontinuation  rate were compared at  1  year between the two types of IUD.

Results  : Pregnancy rate, expulsion rate, and discontinuation rate in Szontaghûs IUD group were 3.8% , 22.7% and 24.2% compared  to 0% , 6.1% and 16.0% in Tcu380A IUD group, respectively.

Conclusions  : This study showed that the Szontagh’s IUD had more pregnancy rate, expulsion rate, and discontinuation rate than Tcu380A.  In spite of small sample size, all of them were statistically significant different.