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. 2019 Jul 12;11:395–403. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S193905

Table 1.

Summary of select results and discussion questions

Key study results Discussion questions after presenting the results
Question topic: How the products were rated before and after watching a short video on each product using a 1–5 point Likert scale (low=1)
Result: Mean ring rating before=2.4 and after=2.8, p<0.001; injection rating before=3.7 and after=3.8, p=0.10; tablet rating before=3.2 and after=3.2, p=0.1420
Why do you think ratings changed more for the ring after watching the video but not for the injections or the tablets?
Question topic: How participants rated the products after watching the video vs after using each for a month Result: Ring after video=2.8, after use=3.7, p<0.001; injection after video=3.8, after use=4.4, p<0.001; tablet after video=3.3, after use=3.5, p=0.01320 Why do you think more people chose the tablets (20.9%) compared to ring (14.9%) though the average rating of the tablet was lower compared to the ring?
Question topic: Which Tablets, Ring, Injections as Options (TRIO) product was most preferred (ranking exercise)
Result: When condom was added as an option, 10–20% of participants preferred condom to the 3 products.21
Why did some women in both countries prefer condoms more than the 3 products?
Question topic: Which participants switched their products at midpoint in stage 2 and what were their reasons for switching
Result: 50 participants (20%) switched, and of those, the following switches were made:21
  • (i) Of those who first chose the ring (n=37)
    1. Ring to injection: n=7, 19%
    2. Ring to tablet: n=5, 14%
  • (ii) Of those who first chose tablets (n=52)
    1. Tablet to injection: n=9, 17%
    2. Tablet to ring: n=2, 4%
  • (iii) Of those who first chose injections (n=160)
    1. Injection to ring: n=10, 6%
    2. Injection to tablet: n=17, 11%
  • (i) In stage 1, women tried each product for a month so why do you think they switched after choosing the product to use in stage 2?

  • (ii) Was one month long enough to try each product and form a full opinion of it?

Question topic: What was the participant reaction to the products women chose at stage 2
Result: Product choices at stage 2: Injection 64%, ring 15% and tablets 21%.
What did you find surprising and what came out as you expected?