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. 2017 Nov 6;12(11):e0187145. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187145

Table 3. Reasons for incomplete home visits.

Reason for incomplete home visit Households
n (%) n = 42a
Index patient left household 10 (24%)
Contacts reported being too busy 10 (24%)
Contacts refused 5 (12%)
Otherb 5 (12%)
Index patient provided a wrong phone number 4 (10%)
Index patient reported being too busy 4 (10%)
Index patient changed mind 2 (5%)
Index patient died 2 (5%)

Legend:

a This table describes a sequential sample of 42 index patients who completed the index patient interview and planned to have a home visit, but whose households were never visited.

b Two were not followed up by lay health workers following an error with their tablets. One went to prison. One turned off his phone each time he saw the lay health worker calling. One decided not to tell the other members of the household.