Table.
Assessments by 44 parents of three methods of home urine collection
| Parents' assessments | No of parents: | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pad | Bag | Clean catch | |
| Preference order | |||
| First | 21 | 18 | 5 |
| Second | 19 | 12 | 13 |
| Third | 4 | 14 | 26 |
| Open comments | |||
| Positive | |||
| Easy, hygienic, or quick | 25 | 24 | 8 |
| Comfortable for child | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| Negative | |||
| Uncomfortable or distressing | 1 | 26 | 3 |
| Fiddly or messy | 9 | 10 | 20 |
| Impractical or time consuming | 10 | 0 | 36 |
| Difficult to get urine out of pad | 8 | — | — |
| Red marks left on skin | — | 11 | — |
| Too much trouble—gave up (boys) | 1 (0) | 4 (3) | 9 (5) |