Table 1.
Comparison of socio demographics characteristics of 441 women attended for follow up at least once and 95 women who did not come back at all
| Characteristics | Attended follow up visits | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n (%) | No n (%) | ||
| Mother’s | |||
| Age (years) | |||
| 15-24 | 198 (45.5) | 60 (62.5) | |
| 25-34 | 198 (45.5) | 29 (30.2) | 0.01 |
| 35-49 | 39 (9.0) | 7 (7.3) | |
| Education | |||
| No formal education | 8 (1.8) | 5 (5.2) | |
| Primary education | 261 (60.0) | 59 (61.5) | 0.12 |
| Secondary and higher | 166 (38.2) | 32 (33.3) | |
| Employment | |||
| Employed | 304 (69.9) | 58 (60.4) | |
| Not employed | 131 (30.1) | 38 (39.6) | 0.07 |
| Marital status | |||
| Married/cohabiting | 389 (89.4) | 85 (88.5) | |
| Single/separated/divorced/widowed | 46 (10.6) | 11 (11.5) | 0.8 |
| Parity | |||
| Once | 142 (50.7) | 22 (51.2) | |
| 2-3 times | 128 (45.7) | 19 (44.2) | 0.98 |
| 4-5 times | 10 (3.6) | 2 (4.7) | |
| Gravida | |||
| 1 pregnancy | 140 (32.2) | 48 (50.0) | |
| 2-3 pregnancy | 233 (53.6) | 40 (41.7) | 0.004 |
| >4 pregnancy | 62 (14.3) | 8 (8.3) | |
| HIV status of the woman | |||
| Positive | 26 (6.0) | 7 (7.4) | |
| Negative | 409 (94.0) | 88 (92.6) | 0.61 |
| Antenatal visits | |||
| Once | 15 (3.5) | 1 (1.0) | |
| 2-3 times | 274 (64.6) | 67 (69.8) | 0.3 |
| 4 and above | 135 (31.8) | 28 (29.2) | |