Distribution of reproductive characteristics of the study sample by consent type (n=316) and interview conducted (n=23*)
| Consent type [n (%)] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Total sample (n) | Specimen, data and linkage | Specimen and data | Specimen and linkage | Interview conducted [n (%)] |
| Age group (years) | |||||
| 20–29 | 139 | 138 (45) | 1 (10) | 0 | 10 (44) |
| 30–39 | 109 | 102 (34) | 7 (70) | 0 | 7 (30) |
| 40–49 | 47 | 46 (15) | 1 (10) | 0 | 4 (17) |
| 50+ | 16 | 16 (5) | 0 | 0 | 1 (4.5) |
| No data | 5 | 2 (1) | 1 (10) | 2 (100) | 1 (4.5) |
| Indications for sample | |||||
| Routine | 227 | 221 (73) | 6 (60) | 0 | 20 (86.5) |
| Early recall | 83 | 79 (26) | 4 (40) | 0 | 3 (12.5) |
| Annual recall | 1 | 1 (0.25) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No data | 5 | 3 (0.75) | 0 | 2 (100) | 0 |
| Method of contraception | |||||
| Oral contraceptive | 119 | 116 (38) | 3 (30) | 0 | 7 (30) |
| Intrauterine device | 29 | 28 (9) | 1 (10) | 0 | 2 (9) |
| Female/male barrier | 60 | 57 (19) | 3 (30) | 0 | 7 (30) |
| Female/male sterilisation | 12 | 11 (3.5) | 1 (10) | 0 | 1 (4.5) |
| Implanon® | 8 | 8 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 16 | 15 (5) | 1 (10) | 0 | 0 |
| None | 69 | 68 (22) | 1 (10) | 0 | 6 (26.5) |
| No data | 3 | 1 (0.5) | 0 | 2 (100) | 0 |
| Births (live and still) (n) | |||||
| 0 | 233 | 227 (75) | 6 (60) | 0 | 17 (74) |
| 1 | 23 | 22 (7) | 1 (10) | 0 | 2 (9) |
| 2 | 24 | 24 (8) | 0 | 0 | 3 (12.5) |
| 3 | 6 | 6 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 5 | 4 (1) | 1 (10) | 0 | 0 |
| No data | 25 | 21 (7) | 2 (20) | 2 (100) | 1 (4.5) |
| Abortions (ectopic, spontaneous abortion) (n) | |||||
| 0 | 225 | 218 (72) | 7 (70) | 0 | 21 (91) |
| 1 | 44 | 44 (14) | 0 | 0 | 1 (4.5) |
| 2 | 10 | 10 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No data | 35 | 30 (10) | 3 (30) | 2 (100) | 1 (4.5) |
↵* A total of 23/26 (89%) participants asked consented to an interview, of which 21 (91%) had consented to all three parts of the study and two (9%) had consented to both specimen storage and information use.