Table 5. FEAST trial consent rates and types of consent.
Type of consent | Overall | Kilifi | Soroti |
Total Enrolled | 3170 | 216 | 633 |
Assent Only (% of enrolled) | 135 (4%) | 4 (2%) | 36 (6%) |
Full prior consent (% of enrolled) | 1534 (49%) | 189 (87%) | 257 (40%) |
Deferred consent following assent (% of enrolled) | 1501 (47%) | 23 (11%) | 340 (54%) |
Total eligible * | 3463 | 339 | 660 |
Refused consent (% of eligible) | 293 (8.5%) | 123 (36%) | 27 (4%) |
Not including those that met inclusion criteria but were not enrolled for other reasons such as trial packs not being available. Refer to FEAST Trial paper for more information on ‘other’ reasons for non-enrolment.