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Table 2 Summary of volunteer demographics (individual volunteer characteristics are reported in Additional file 1: Table S1)

From: Women’s experiences of ovulation testing: a qualitative analysis

 

Control group

Test group

Number of volunteers

18

18

Age range, years

22–39

25–38

Number of previous pregnancies, n (%)

  

 0

1 (5.6)

5 (27.8)

 1

9 (50)

6 (33.3)

 2

7 (38.9)

5 (27.8)

 3

1 (5.6)

1 (5.6)

 6

0 (0.0)

1 (5.6)

Number of live births, na (%)

  

 0

5 (27.8)

9 (50)

 1

9 (50)

5 (27.8)

 2

3 (16.7)

4 (22.2)

Number of miscarriages, nb (%)

  

 0

9 (50)

13 (72.2)

 1

8 (44.4)

2 (11.1)

 2

0 (0.0)

1 (5.6)

 5

0 (0.0)

1 (5.6)

Number of months trying to conceive prior to study entry, n (%)

  

 ≤ 3 months

5 (27.8)

6 (33.3)

 4–6 months

6 (33.3)

7 (38.9)

 7–12 months

6 (33.3)

2 (11.1)

 ≥ 13 months

1 (5.6)

3 (16.7)

Previous use of ovulation kits, n (%)

  

 Yes

11 (61.1)

9 (50.0)

 No

7 (38.9)

9 (50.0)

Pregnancy within the study periodc (%)

  

 Yes

9 (50.0)

7 (38.9)

 No

9 (50.0)

11 (61.1)

  1. aInformation not available for 1 control group volunteer
  2. bInformation not available for 1 control and 1 test group volunteer
  3. cPTP: pre-trial pregnancy for 2 control and 1 test group volunteer (women became pregnant after consenting to participate in the study, but prior to participating in the study)