Table 1. Summary of participant characteristics in the cognitive interviewing study for refining the questionnaire on sexual practices, experiences and health-related outcomes.
| Country (language) | Total no. interviews (in rural settings) | Sex assigned at birth |
Age, years |
Highest level of education,a no. |
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | 15–19 | 20–24 | 25–59 | > 60 | Elementary or less | Some secondary | Some tertiary | ||||
| Australia (English) | 35 (6) | 12 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | ||
| Bangladesh (Bangla) | 39 (0) | 21 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 5 | ||
| Botswana (Setswana) | 14 (0) | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Brazil (Portuguese) | 40 (2) | 19 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | ||
| Canada (English) | 20 (2) | 7 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | ||
| Colombia (Spanish) | 42 (10) | 21 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 25 | 15 | ||
| Ghana (English) | 34 (11) | 16 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 26 | ||
| Guinea (French) | 34 (10) | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 17 | ||
| Indonesia (Indonesian) | 32 (12) | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 20 | ||
| Italy (Italian) | 40 (1) | 21 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 24 | ||
| Kenya (Swahili) | 44 (19) | 21 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 14 | ||
| Malaysia (Malay) | 24 (6) | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | ||
| Mali (Bambara) | 42 (19) | 20 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 11 | ||
| Myanmar (Burmese) | 34 (0) | 16 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 4 | ||
| Nigeria (English) | 42 (21) | 20 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 29 | ||
| Pakistan (Urdu) | 48 (4) | 23 | 25 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 19 | ||
| Thailand (Thai) | 42 (20) | 21 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 23 | ||
| Uganda (Luganda) | 24 (13) | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Uruguay (Spanish) | 15 (0) | 1 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
| Total | 645 | 300 | 345 | 117 | 141 | 285 | 102 | 89 | 249 | 305 | ||
a Information on highest level of education is missing for one participant from Australia and one participant from Indonesia; level of education was reported differently between sites according to local conventions.