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Table 1 Participant characteristics at recruitment

From: Optimising informed consent for participants in a randomised controlled trial in rural Uganda: a comparative prospective cohort mixed-methods study

Consent method

Standard method (n = 10)

Slide show (n = 11)

Video show (9)

Total

Sample size

10

11

9

30

Dates of recruitment

11–18 November 2016

18–24 November 2016

25 November to 1 December 2016

11 November to 1 December 2016

Dates of follow-up assessment

13–20 November 2016

20–26 November 2016

27 November to 3 December 2016

13 November to 3 December 2016

Age (years): mean (standard deviation) [range]

26 (5.5) [17–36]

24.5 (5.7) [17–33]

22.8 (6.1) [15–35]

24.5 (5.7) [15–36]

Known exact date of birth n (%)

3(30)

4(36.7)

4(44.4)

11(36.7)

Marital status:

 Single or widowed n (%)

3 (30)

2 (18.2)

2 (22.2)

7 (23.3)

 Married n (%)

7 (70)

9 (81.8)

7 (77.8)

23 (77.7)

Highest level of education attained:

 No formal education n (%)

1 (10)

0

0

1 (3.3)

 Did not complete primary education n (%)

2 (20)

7 (63.6)

5 (55.6)

14 (46.7)

 Completed primary education (Primary Leaving Education (PLE) n (%)

2 (20)

1 (9.1)

3 (33.3)

6 (20)

 Completed ordinary level education (Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) n (%)

3 (30)

3 (27.3)

1 (11.1)

7 (23.3)

 Completed advanced level education or above n (%)

2 (20)

0

0

2 (6.7)

Primary occupation

 Housewife n (%)

3 (30)

4 (36.4)

3 (33.3)

10 (33.3)

 Student n (%)

3 (30)

1 (9.1)

1 (11.1)

5 (16.7)

 Peasant farmer n (%)

3 (30)

5 (45.4)

5 (55.6)

13 (43.3)

 Professional n (%)

1 (10)

1 (9.1)

0

2 (6.7)

Number of times information was presented:

 Once n (%)

9 (90)

10 (90.9)

9 (100)

28 (93.3)

 Twice n (%)

1 (10)

0

0

1 (3.3)

 Thrice n (%)

0

1 (9.1)

0

1 (3.3)

Persons present during information:

 Participant only n (%)

5 (50)

4 (36.4)

3 (33.3)

12 (40)

 Family members* n (%)

5 (50)

7 (64.6)

6 (66.7)

18 (60)

Post-recruitment time:

 Within 2 days [48 h] n (%)

8 (80)

11 (100)

8 (88.9)

27 (90)

 After 2 days [72 h] n (%)

2 (20)

0

1 (11.1)

3 (10)

  1. *family members present included children, husband, sister, sister-in-law, Village health team worker (VHW)