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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Sep 15.
Published before final editing as: AIDS Behav. 2019 Mar 15:10.1007/s10461-019-02457-0. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02457-0

Table II.

Women’s product acceptability and IVR-related behaviors as reported on Day 35 on Exit Visit CASI Survey (N=47)

Variable Range Overall N=47 Arm 1 (VCV IVR) n=11 Arm 2 (Placebo) n=12 Arm 3 (MK-2048 IVR) n=12 Arm 4 (MK-2048A combo IVR) n=12

Overall, how easy or difficult was it to use the ring 1 (Very Difficult) – 4 (Very Easy) 3.64 (0.61) 3.36 (0.67) 3.83 (0.39) 3.75 (0.45) 3.58 (0.79)

How difficult or easy was it to insert the ring? 1 (Very Difficult) – 4 (Very Easy) 3.41 (0.79) 3.27 (0.65) 3.64 (0.51) 3.64 (0.67) 3.09 (1.14)

How often did you think about the ring being inside your body? 1 (Never) - 4 (All of the time) 1.68 (0.63) 1.91 (0.54) 1.42 (0.52) 1.83 (0.58) 1.58 (0.79)

How often were you aware of the ring during your normal daily activities? 1 (Never) - 4 (All of the time) 1.40 (0.54) 1.73 (0.65) 1.25 (0.45) 1.42 (0.52) 1.25 (0.45)

Overall, how did it feel to have the ring inside you every day? 1 (Very Uncomforta ble) – 4 (Very Comfortable) 3.51 (0.69) 3.27 (0.65) 3.75 (0.45) 3.25 (0.87) 3.75 (0.62)

Statistics reported as mean (standard deviation). There were no significant differences between study arms.