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Table 2 Sample size required to detect a 2, 3, and 4 percentage point increase in condom use (4%, 5%, and 7% increase)

From: Impact of communication strategies to increase knowledge, acceptability, and uptake of a new Woman’s Condom in urban Lusaka, Zambia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Hypothesized standard deviation of condom use

Hypothesized increase in proportion of condom use between groups

Sample size required in each group (ratio 1:1)

Adjusted for effect of clustering (design effect = 2)

10% refusal rate (estimated)

0.15

7%

296

592

651

0.15

5%

526

1052

1157

0.15

4%

1183

2366

2603