Table 5.
Themes | n | % | |
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Things the users like about WL | |||
1. | Functions in protection and prevention | 15 | 48 |
• Hygienic, not dirty | |||
• Feeling safe | |||
• Providing full protection | |||
• No leaking | |||
• Prevention from getting STIs | |||
• Prevention from getting pregnant | |||
2. | No opinion | 6 | 19 |
3. | User-friendliness | 4 | 13 |
• Easy to put on | |||
• Female friendly | |||
4. | Structural features and sensation | 4 | 13 |
• Very thin (“its thinness almost like a feather-light condom”) | |||
• Feeling soft | |||
• More sensation than condom | |||
5. | More choices for women | 2 | 6.5 |
• Better choice of contraception (“do not need to take pill or injection to prevent from being pregnant”) | |||
Areas for improvement in WL | |||
1. | Structural improvements | 11 | 35.5 |
• Front size could be reduced | |||
• Retention unit—problems with tissue (e.g., “using WL with tissues that sticking together made me feel a little painful during intercourse”) | |||
• Improvement on design (more user-friendly, or “I would suggest WL can be created like panties so that it can be worn and can also prevent it from sticking on the surface of the skin”) | |||
2. | No comment | 10 | 32 |
3. | Felt very troublesome and inconvenient | 4 | 13 |
4. | Embellishment on appearance and textual | 3 | 10 |
• Aesthetic appeal could be improved | |||
• Adding fragrance (“I hope WL can come with fruits fragrances”) | |||
• More polishing in texture (e.g., “if possible, please let WL smooth like male condom”) | |||
5. | More marketing (“should introduce WL to other friends”) | 2 | 6.5 |
6. | General improvements | 1 | 3 |
Abbreviations: STI, sexually transmitted infection; WL, Wondaleaf.