A Study to Assess the Factors Affecting Acceptance of Intrauterine Device (IUD) Among Rural Women of Hirebagewadi, Belgaum

“A Study To The Factors Affecting The Acceptance Of Intrauterine Device (IUD) Among Rural Women Of Hirebagewadi ‘B’ Sub-Center Belgaum. The objectives of the study were to: 1) To identify the factors affecting the acceptance of IUD. 2) To find out the association between identical factors and socio-demographic variables. The conceptual framework for the study w as based on the Rosenstock’s Health Belief and Pender’s Health Promotion model. It had three components namely individual perception, influencing factors and likelihood of action. Individual perception are the negative reactions are perceived by rural married women which are influenced by knowledge, physiological, psychological, socio-cultural and economical factors leading to misconceptions and myths towards non acceptance of IUD as a spacing method. Likelihood action in the present study believes that the subjects will be troubled in their mind with same questions they had responded at the time of interview will prompt them to think about IUD and likelihood action to accept it. A study assumes that level of knowledge will strongly affect the acceptance of IUD. Also the socio-demographic variables and the factors are also directly influencing on the non acceptance of IUD. The descriptive research study was adopted for this study. The independent variable was the intrauterine device (UD) and dependent variable was the factors affecting for the acceptance of IUD. The study was conduced on 300rural women by Stratified random sampling technique who are residing in Hirebagewadi ‘B’ Sub-center. The tool included background proforma and structured questionnaire on factors affecting for acceptance of IUD. The data was analysed in terms of both descriptive and inferential statistics. The major findings revealed that, 1) The majority of the women had average knowledge of the family planning and IUD. 2) According to responses given by women, physiological (29.63%), economical (29%), knowledge (37.5%), psychological (41.57%) and sociocultural factor had direct or indirect influence on non acceptance of IUD as a spacing method. 3) There was statistical significant association between the factors (knowledge, physiological, psychological, socio-cultural and economical) and socio-demographic variables such as age of women, educational status of both women and their husbands, the religion, nature of family, occupational status of both women and their husbands and monthly income of the family. The study concludes that due to scattered knowledge of women regarding contraceptives were leading to myths and misconceptions in the factors of physiological, psychological, socio-cultural factors for non acceptance of IUD as a spacing method. Hence the research hypothesis is excepted. On the basis of the findings the following recommendations are made: 1) A similar study for a larger sample for other rural setting. 2) A similar study can be conducted for urban married women. 3) Comparison can be done between the rural and urban women. 4) A study to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of contraception (IUD) among all the members of the team.