[A study on the effectiveness of special incentive program for insertion of IUD in urban Korea].

PIP: The findings and experiences obtained by the Urban Population Studies Center, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, from a program named, Special Incentive Program are described. The objective of the study was to assess the differential effectiveness in terms of IUD acceptance by women referred through special agents who were on incentives paid out by number of cases referred to regular IUD insertion service. 2 incentive programs were attempted for comparison. 1 incentive program was based on 7 of the city's 9 district(Gu) health centers, and the other 1 was directed towards the women residing in Chunho Dong, Sungdong Gu (District), Seoul City, Korea. 67% of all acceptors were in the age range of 25 to 34 years; 83% of all acceptors belonged to lower educational strata, namely those who had had no formal education and with only primary school education. 64% of all IUD acceptors had 2 or 3 live births. 44% had had induced abortion. Women had married at an average of 21.7 years. The average for duration of marriage was calculated at 8.9 years. Much of this study remains to be compared with pertinent data.^ieng