Young women describe the ideal first pelvic examination: Qualitative research using semistructured interviews

Anne Freyens; Mélanie Dejeanne; Elise Fabre; Marie-Eve Rouge-Bugat; Stéphane Oustric

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Study sample

PARTICIPANT	AGE, Y	GRADE	URBAN OR RURAL	PROFESSION OF MOTHER	PROFESSION OF FATHER	RELIGION	FAMILY COMPOSITION	INTERVIEW LOCATION	INTERVIEW DURATION	SEXUALLY ACTIVE?
1	16	1st (L)	Semirural	Hospital receptionist	Business technician	Atheist	1 twin sister, 1 half-brother, parents divorced	Her home	20 min	Yes
2	15	4th	Rural	Housekeeper	On disability	Atheist	4 sisters, 1 brother	Researcher’s home	23 min	No
3	16	1st (L)	Semirural	Teacher	Beekeeper	Atheist	2 younger sisters	Her home	25 min	No
4	17.5	1st (PSW)	Rural	Secretary	Électricité de France worker	Believer	16-y-old brother	Her home	20 min	Yes
5	17	1st (S)	Semirural	Stay-at-home mother	Manager, marketing	Catholic	3 older sisters	Researcher’s home	20 min	No
6	15	2nd	Semirural	CEO, department store	President and CEO, department store	Atheist	11-y-old brother	Researcher’s home	20 min	No
7	15	2nd	Urban	PSW	Entrepreneur, public works	Atheist	18-y-old brother	Medical office	20 min	No
8	15	2nd	Urban	General practitioner	Rheumatologist	Non-practising Catholic	1 older brother and 1 older sister	Medical office	30 min	No
9	16	1st (S)	Urban	Quantity surveyor	Home designer	Atheist	1 brother, 1 half-sister, 1 half-brother	Researcher’s home	17 min	No
10	16.5	2nd	Urban	Maternity leave	Does not know	Practising Muslim	2 half-brothers, 4 y old and 3 mo old	Her home	20 min	No
11	18.75	L2, psychology	Urban	Creative decorator	Electrical technician	Believer	Little sister	Her home	40 min	Yes
12	18.75	Sales associate	Semirural	Sales associate	Driver	Believer	22-y-old sister, 17-y-old brother	Her home	20 min	Yes
13	18.5	L1, psychology	Semirural	Stay-at-home mother	Public works	Atheist	23-y-old sister	Her parents’ home	27 min	Yes
14	18.5	L1, biology	Rural	College administrator	Business owner and truck driver	Atheist	14-y-old brother	Home of the sister of one of the researchers	28 min 30 s	Yes
15	16	L1, science and laboratory techniques	Rural	Secretary	Agricultural producer	Believer	Only child	Her home	24 min	No
16	18	Final, PSW	Rural	Seasonal worker	Mechanic	Non-practising believer	12-y-old brother	Her home	19 min	Yes

CEO—chief executive officer, L—literary baccalaureate, L1—1st year of licence program, L2—2nd year of licence program, PSW—personal support worker, S—scientific baccalaureate.