Characteristics of purposeful sample of women interviewed
| Characteristic | Purposeful sample (n = 36) |
|---|---|
| Age, years | |
| Range | 41–61 |
| Median | 55 |
| Mode | 60 |
| Mean | 54 |
| Self-defined ethnicity, n | |
| White British/English | 30 |
| Black British/Caribbean | 3 |
| South Asian | 2 |
| Mixed White/African | 1 |
| Highest formal educational attainment, n | |
| No qualifications | 5 |
| GCSE or equivalent | 13 |
| NVQ3/A level or equivalent | 8 |
| Undergraduate degree | 6 |
| Postgraduate/higher degree | 4 |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation categorya, n | |
| 1–3 | 16 |
| 4–7 | 13 |
| 8–10 | 7 |
| Single medical treatment onlyb, n | 14 |
| Still using LNG-IUS | 4 |
| No longer using LNG-IUS | 6 |
| Single oral medical treatment, never had LNG-IUS | 4 |
| Surgical interventionc, n | 5 |
| After using LNG-IUS | 2 |
| After other medical treatment, never had LNG-IUS | 3 |
| Multipled medical treatments and surgical intervention, n | 15 |
| Still using LNG-IUS | 4 |
| No longer using LNG-IUS | 10 |
| Never had LNG-IUS | 1 |
| No treatment for HMB used between 5 and 10 years, n | 2 |
↵a Index of Multiple Deprivation, where decile 1 = most deprived to decile 10 least deprived, derived from postcode.
↵b Experienced use of one type of medical treatment (oral medication or LNG-IUS) and no surgical intervention in 10 years.
↵c Experienced surgical intervention (endometrial ablation or hysterectomy or other procedure for example for fibroid removal).
↵d Experienced use ≥2 different medical treatments. HMB = heavy menstrual bleeding. LNG-IUS = levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system.