Table 3.

Telephone Follow-Up Over Time

Factor		Month 1	Month 2	Month 3	Month 4	Month 5	Month 6	Month 7
n	Hospital	93	138	123	124	91	76	56	p
Follow to discharge	Urban	53 (95%)	70 (84%)	34 (94%)	40 (93%)	20 (87%)	26 (96%)	18 (100%)
	Rural	36 (97%)	52 (95%)	83 (95)	81 (100%)	68 (100%)	49 (100%)	38 (100%)
	Overall	89 (96%)	122 (88%)	117 (95%)	121 (98%)	88 (97%)	75 (99%)	56 (100%)	0.002
30-d telephone call	Urban	39 (70%)	45 (54%)	19 (53%)	25 (58%)	14 (61%)	21 (78%)	13 (72%)
	Rural	34 (92%)	48 (87%)	61 (70%)	71 (88%)	65 (96%)	47 (96%)	36 (95%)
	Overall	73 (78.5%)	93 (67.4%)	80 (65.0%)	96 (77.4%)	79 (86.8%)	68 (89.5%)	49 (87.5%)	<0.001