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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jun 12.
Published in final edited form as: Sex Transm Dis. 2008 Jan;35(1):73–77. doi: 10.1097/olq.0b013e318148b4ba

Table 1.

Most Common Reasons for Study Declination

% of Non-Consenters
Reasons for Study Declination All Female Male
Not enough time to participate 83% 87% 80%
Child care issues 7% 15% 3%
Just wanted treatment or to see the nurse 5% 5% 6%
Not interested 5% 4% 5%
Not willing to return for follow-up assessments 3% 1% 5%
Psychological reasons (anxious, preoccupied) 2% 2% 3%
Not willing to attend the workshop 2% 1% 3%
Physical reasons (ill, tired) 1% 1% 1%
Concerned about confidentiality or privacy 1% <1% 1%
Not willing to do the (baseline) survey 1% <1% 1%

Note. Some patients reported more than one reason for non-participation; thus, percentages sum to greater than 100%.