title: Bottlenecks in the promotion of IUD usage among rural women: insights from evaluation studies conducted in Northern Karnataka.
abstract: "This paper explores the reasons for the not-so-impressive performance of [the] IUD in Northern Karnataka, and more generally that of non-terminal methods of family planning in India."  Methods are proposed for improving acceptance rates and length-of-use times.
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D003267:Contraception; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003906:Developing Countries; D005193:Family Planning Services; D006285:Health Planning; D007194:India; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D015397:Program Evaluation
keywords: Acceptors; Asia; Contraception; Contraception Continuation; Contraceptive Effectiveness; Contraceptive Methods; Contraceptive Usage; Developing Countries; Family Planning; Family Planning Program Evaluation; Family Planning Programs; India; Iud; Southern Asia