Around 20% of eligible people declined to participate, a rate similar to that reported in other surveys in the region that included HIV testing [ 61– 63].
At baseline, 3117 students received parental consent to participate, a rate (21 %) consistent with previous Australian studies requiring active parental consent [ 31].
One thousand two hundred and forty-five persons participated, a response rate of 80.6%.
804 clients participated (a response rate of 34.1%).
A total of 331 residents participated, a response rate of 82%%.
A total of 1,213 blood donors participated, a response rate of 76%%.
508 patients from 28 practices participated; a response rate of 85%.
Of those eligible 1000 participated, a response rate of approximately 70% [ 22, 23].
In Factory B, in which screening was offered in their weekly pay packets, 1431 men participated, a compliance rate of 22%.
Of 6138 students who were eligible for participation, a total of 4316 consented to participate (a participation rate of 70%).
