Abstract

Background: The intrauterine device is one of the contraceptive devices widely used by mothers all over the world to prevent pregnancy. It is a safe method of contraception and is used by most women. There are types of intrauterine device, the first type is the copper intrauterine device, and the second type is the silver IUD and comes in the shape of a lette T.

Objectives: Evaluation of mothers' knowledge about the harms and benefits of using the intrauterine device, find out the types of IUDs that mothers use and how long they stay in the womb. Know the reasons for the failure of the intrauterine device.

Materials & procedures: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the city of Baghdad at the Sheikh Omar Health Center on women attending the health center. The study was conducted on 200 women who used the intrauterine device. The study continued from the month of January 10 th 2023 until the month of12th April, 2023. Where the sample was collected through a questionnaire by interviewing each woman.

Results: At the end of the study, it was found that the majority of the sample participants in the study were from (30-34) ages, and there were (49), and there was (24.5%), and with regard to the academic level, the majority of them were primary school most mothers preferred the silver IUD, and their numbers were (175), and the percentage was( 87.5 %). information about the damages of the IUD, where the mothers answered that the IUD causes bleeding, and their numbers were (175), Their percentage is (87.5%)Also, I was from the information of the mothers that the IUD causes pain in the neck, and their number was (125), and their percentage was (62.5%). As for the appearance of pimples on the face, their number was (100), and their percentage was (50%), and (62.5%) liked that the IUD causes headaches.

Conclusions: Most of the participants in the study were housewives and lived in the city, and their ages ranged from (30-39). Most of them were intermediate school graduates, and their information about the use of the intrauterine device was good. as the majority of mothers favored healthily about the harms of using the IUD and about the benefits of IUDs and the types of IUDs, and they knew that the IUD may It causes bleeding and the appearance of grains in the face and back pain, and they also know that the IUD has benefits, which are contraception, and it is also possible to return to pregnancy after its removal, and they also have correct information about the duration of the IUD in the uterus.