Table 4.

Barriers to participation cited by decliners

Barrier category	Description	Number of times cited (and percentage of respondents who cited barrier)
Travel distance/Transport	Distance to location of intervention; travel expense; lack of transportation	80 (51%)
Child care commitments	Cannot leave children; do not want to leave children; children too young to leave; lack of childcare; leisure time dedicated to children/family activities	52 (33%)
Lack of time/Too busy	Lack of time to commit to the programme; time commitment required too great; unable to commit to specific times; own and partners’ work schedules; child’s school and activity schedule	48 (31%)
Research and intervention deterrents	Research fatigue; discomfort with test procedures; programme times/content	26 (17%)
Not concerned about diabetes risks	Given the all clear on post-partum tests, therefore not concerned about risks	23 (15%)
Lack of social support	Lack of a network of friends or family to provide practical or emotional support	9 (6%)
Already taking action on own	Does not need this programme as taking action on her own	8 (3%)
Health too poor to participate	Acute health problems take precedence over chronic health problems	3 (2%)
Other reasons	Planning a pregnancy; caring for parents; learning English; currently living abroad	6 (4%)
No reason given	Not interested in participating	4 (3%)