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Published in final edited form as: Lancet HIV. 2024 Apr;11(4):e222–e232. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(23)00301-6

Table 3:

Quantitative Acceptability Data from Surveys Administered to Adolescents. Pain during Injection Questionnaire (FACES Scale)

Pain during Injection Questionnaire (FACES Scale) Cohort 1Ca Cohort 1Rb TOTAL
Week 4
(N=29)
n(%)
Week 8
(N=29)
n(%)
Week 12c
(N=8)
n(%)
Week 4
(N=23)
n(%)
Week 8
(N=23)
n(%)
Week 12
(N=13)
n(%)
Week 4
(N=52)
n(%)
Week 8
(N=52)
n(%)
Week 12
(N=21)
n(%)
No hurt 12 (41) 9 (31) 6 4 (17)d 3 (13) 3 16 (31) 12 (23) 9 (43)
Hurts little bit 13 (45) 15 (52) 1 14 (61) 11 (48) 4 27 (52) 26 (50) 5 (24)
Hurts little more 2 (7) 4 (14) 1 1 (4) 6 (26) 4 3 (6) 10 (19) 5 (24)
Hurts even more 2 (7) 1 (3) 0 3 (13) 2 (9) 2 5 (10) 3 (6) 2 (10)
Hurts whole lot 0 0 0 1 (4) 1 (4) 0 1 (2) 1 (2) 0
Hurts worst 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a

Cohort 1C consisted of participants assigned to receive long-acting cabotegravir injections.

b

Cohort 1R consisted of participants assigned to receive long-acting rilpivirine injections.

c

Only participants enrolled in Protocol Version 2.0 received a Week 12 injection.

d

Percent values given in parentheses may not add up to 100 due to rounding.