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Abstract I N T ROD U C T ION In Egypt, as well as in other dev’I!J,opinq countries, the o,verpopulati,on problem is the main obstacle for socioeconomic and heal til deve lopment . Therefore I success.ful implementation of fami 110’ planning prog,ram,s is the only way to achieve these go,ale. Methods of contraception or family planning depend on Sev,eral factors including t Socio-econ.omic variables” a.ttitude varbbles and variables related to the family planning programs themselves (Johnson and Weinberger, 1980- Morris et al., 1981). In developed countries,two decades of research. suggest tha,t intrauterine contracapti ve devices (IUDs 1 are most suitable as contraceptive method, especially in older multiparous ,,”,omen wheri;! its, effectiveness, is greatest and the in,cidence of complications is lowel>t (Brown, 1976- Sivin and Tatum, 19811. The most recent tlSA survey of contraceptive e ffecti veneSs among married \o1orneo showed a pregnancy rate o’f 4 8 .per hundred IUD users in the first year, compared to a pregnancy rate of 2.5 per hundred users of oral <:lonlraceptives (Grady ,et: a1., 1981} . In develop,ing countri.es, where wornen are not accurate in taking a pill every day, IUDs otten have lower pregnancy rates (S per h.undred women yearl |