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Table 3 Pre- and post-sample responses to the question, ‘Overall, how comfortable do you feel with the idea of providing the following samples?’

From: A pilot study to understand feasibility and acceptability of stool and cord blood sample collection for a large-scale longitudinal birth cohort

 

Pre-sample

Post-sample

Sample

n

%

n

%

Maternal stool

 Very comfortable / comfortable

72

67

27

57

 Neither

16

15

3

6

 Uncomfortable / very uncomfortable

19

18

17

36

 Total

107

 

47

 

Maternal urine

 Very comfortable / comfortable

96

97

41

93

 Neither

2

2

2

5

 Uncomfortable/Very uncomfortable

1

1

1

2

 Total

99

 

44

 

Maternal vaginal swab

 Very comfortable / comfortable

52

53

26

59

 Neither

22

22

7

16

 Uncomfortable / very uncomfortable

24

25

11

25

 Total

98

 

44

 

Cord blood

 Very comfortable / comfortable

97

87

47

96

 Neither

7

7

2

4

 Uncomfortable / very uncomfortable

7

7

0

0

 Total

108

 

49

 

Stool from baby’s nappy

 Very comfortable / comfortable

100

93

43

92

 Neither

3

3

3

6

 Uncomfortable / very uncomfortable

5

5

1

2

 Total

108

 

47

 

Urine from baby’s nappy

 Very comfortable / comfortable

91

93

 Neither

4

4

 Uncomfortable / very uncomfortable

3

3

 Total

98

 

Saliva from baby’s mouth

 Very comfortable / comfortable

82

84

 Neither

7

7

 Uncomfortable / very uncomfortable

9

9

 Total

98

 

  1. 34 women responded to both questionnaires