Table 3.
Strengths and limitations of designs stated by 85 participants
| Design | Design strengths | Design limitations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (%) of comments | Stated reasons, day and night* (in order of frequency) | Number (%) of comments | Stated reasons, day and night* (in order of frequency) | |||
| Women | Men | Women | Men | |||
| Pull‐ups | ||||||
| Day | 64 (40.8) | 52 (26.9) | Comfortable Easy change Like normal pants/discreet No leaks | 20 (11.0) | 45 (20.9) | Difficult to change (with trousers) Leaks |
| Night | 50 (41.3) | 37 (22.6) | 17 (13.6) | 39 (21.9) | ||
| Inserts | ||||||
| Day | 36 (22.9) | 26 (13.5) | Easy change No leaks Discreet Comfortable | 32 (17.6) | 54 (25.1) | Do not stay in place Leaks Bulky |
| Night | 18 (14.9) | 17 (10.4) | 27 (21.6) | 44 (24.7) | ||
| All‐in‐ones | ||||||
| Day | 27 (17.2) | 39 (20.2) | No leaks Easy change Comfortable | 41 (22.5) | 35 (16.3) | Bulk Difficult to change Tabs do not stick Sweaty/hot |
| Night | 18 (14.9) | 36 (21.9) | 24 (19.2) | 28 (15.7) | ||
| T‐shaped/belted | ||||||
| Day | 22 (14.0) | 47 (24.3) | No leaks Easy change Comfortable | 41 (22.5) | 28 (13.0) | Difficult to change Tabs/belt problems Leaks Uncomfortable |
| Night | 20 (16.5) | 26 (15.8) | 30 (24.0) | 34 (19.1) | ||
| Washables | ||||||
| Day | 8 (5.1) | 29 (15.0) | No leaks Comfortable Cheap Good to environment | 48 (26.4) | 53 (24.7) | Bulky Difficult to change Laundry Infantile |
| Night | 15 (12.4) | 48 (29.3) | 27 (21.6) | 33 (18.5) | ||
| Total | ||||||
| Day | 157 (100) | 193 (100) | 182 (100) | 215 (100) | ||
| Night | 121 (100) | 164 (100) | 125 (100) | 178 (100) | ||
*Strengths and limitations were similar for day and night use and are combined.