**7. Summary**

This study was carried out to assess the knowledge and use of intra uterine device among women attending antenatal clinic in ESUT Teaching Hospital Parklane, Enugu. The objectives of this study were set and research questions formulated from them and both were according to the purpose of the study. Literature were reviewed ranging from conceptual and theoretical framework to empirical studies based on the research questions that were drawn. A descriptive survey method was adopted for the study and data was collected using a structured questionnaire. The data generated were statistically analyzed based on the research objectives and presented in **Tables 1**–**4**. Several findings were subsequently made. The knowledge of the respondents on IUD was good as more than an average number of the respondents have ever heard about intrauterine contraceptive device with friends and doctors being their main source of information. The results further showed that of all family planning methods, only 14% of the respondents used IUD and the major reasons identified were *The Knowledge and Use of Intra-Uterine Device by Women Attending Ante-Natal Clinic… DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.104097*


#### **Table 3.**

*The use of intrauterine device (IUD) among women attending antenatal clinic in ESUT Teaching Hospital, Parklane, n = 164.*

long lasting and quick reversal on removal. More than half of the respondents agreed that they would recommend IUDs to other women. The opinions of the respondents on the side effects of IUD showed that only 34.8% had side effects with its use. The


#### **Table 4.**

*The common side effects faced by women who use IUD, n = 23.*

commonly experienced side effects identified were irregular bleeding and vaginal discharge.

Based on the findings, a conclusion was drawn, recommendations, suggestion for further studies were proffered as well as the implication of the study to Nursing.
