Table 6: Frequency of reasons for failure to cancel appointments

Reason for canceling appointment		Frequency		Valid percent
Patient was unwell		82		27.9
There was long waiting at the clinic		31		10.5
Child was not in mood for the treatment		27		9.2
Patient was stuck in traffic		5		1.7
There was problem with scheduling the appointment		36		12.2
Financial problem		18		6.1
Parent’s commitments toward other work		44		15.0
Other		7		2.4

Patient unwell is the major reason