Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of respondents in final sample and of those lost to follow up, by sector
| Public
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Private
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final sample | Lost to follow up | P value* | Final sample | Lost to follow up | P value* | ||
| No of women | 717 | 376 | 419 | 100 | |||
| Age (years) | 25.3 | 25.4 | 0.919 | 28.7 | 28.3 | 0.569 | |
| No of previous deliveries | 0.95 | 1.14 | 0.016 | 0.60 | 0.56 | 0.630 | |
| Education (years) | 7.62 | 6.64 | <0.001 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 0.730 | |
| No of antenatal visits | 1.26 | 1.11 | 0.003 | 1.97 | 1.96 | 0.898 | |
| Married/cohabiting (%) | 596 (83.1) | 322 (85.6) | 0.272 | 374 (89.2) | 88 (88.0) | 0.771 | |
| Preferred vaginal delivery (%) | 571 (79.6) | 281 (74.7) | 0.070 | 303 (72.3) | 70 (70.0) | 0.644 | |
*
Based on independent samples t test (two tailed, equal variances not assumed) and Pearson χ2.