The Effectiveness of Postpartum IUD Compared to Interval IUD in ‘Aisyiyah Hospital Klaten

BACKGROUND: Postpartum IUD (PPIUD) insertion is performed 10 min after the placenta is born until 48 h postpartum, interval method is installed after 4 weeks postpartum. The use of this contraception will provide a distance between pregnancies not to be too close.AIM: To assess the effectiveness of PPIUD and the interval on complaints and complications in acceptors.METHODOLOGY: This study used a cross-sectional design. The subjects were women who gave birth vaginally and cesarean section at the ‘Aisyiyah Hospital Klaten with PPIUD and interval acceptors installed. Complaint data obtained through history taking, complications obtained from ultrasound, inspeculo examination, and vaginal swab. Data were analyzed by univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis.RESULTS: One hundred and twenty-nine subjects consisted of 82 (63.6%) PPIUD and 47 (36.4%) interval. On ultrasound examination, 126 (97.7%) subjects had no abnormalities, two (1.6%) had abnormalities, and one (0.8%) found ovarian cysts. On inspeculo examination, 89 (69.0%) subjects found no erotion, and 40 (31.0%) did not find abnormalities. Vaginal swab examination showed that 119 (92.2%) subjects had pathogenic bacteria, ten (7.8%) were normal. The fungus was positive in 75 (58.1%) subjects, and no fungus was in 54 (41.9%), while in NGO, positive was 18 (14.0%) subjects, and negative was 111 (86.0%). There was a significant relationship that the type of IUD insertion had husband’s complaints (p = 0.021), the erosion incidence (p = 0.011), the presence/absence of threads (p = 0.01), and the presence of fungus (0.00). PPIUD is more effective than interval IUD.CONCLUSION: PPIUD is more effective in terms of the lack of complaints from the husband, the incidence of erosion, the presence or absence of threads, and found of fungus on the vaginal swab than interval IUD.