Table 2.
Impact of the interventions on follow-up.
| Variables | Routine standard care (n=88), n (%) | Counselling (n=88), n (%) | SMS and phone call (n=88), n (%) | Total (N=264) | Chi-square (df) | P value | |||||||||
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Advised for f/u | 88 (100) | 88 (100) | 88 (100) | N/Ab | N/A |
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First f/u attended | 24 (28.92) | 25 (28.41) | 34 (38.64) | 83 (31.44) | 3.19 (2) | .20 | ||||||||
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Second f/u attended | 9 (10.23) | 10 (11.36) | 13 (14.77) | 32 (12.12) | 0.92 (2) | .62 | ||||||||
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Third f/u attended | 3 (3.41) | 3 (3.41) | 2 (2.27) | 8 (100) | 0.25 (2) | .86 | ||||||||
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Total f/u visits | 36 (29.27) | 38 (30.89) | 49 (39.84) | 123 (100) | 2.83 (2) | .24 | ||||||||
| Actual attended date at first f/u (n=83) | 5.57 (4) | .23 | |||||||||||||
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Prior to schedule | 6 (25.00) | 5 (20.00) | 3 (8.82) | 14 (16.87) |
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On schedule | 10 (41.67) | 9 (36.00) | 21 (61.76) | 40 (48.19) |
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After schedule | 8 (33.33) | 11 (44.00) | 10 (29.41) | 29 (34.94) |
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| Actual attended date at second f/u (n=32) | 3.25 (4) | .51 | |||||||||||||
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Prior to schedule | 2 (22.22) | 0 | 2 (15.38) | 4 (12.50) |
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On schedule | 1 (11.11) | 3 (30.00) | 4 (30.77) | 8 (25.00) |
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After schedule | 6 (66.67) | 7 (70.00) | 7 (53.85) | 20 (62.50) |
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| Actual attended date at third f/u (n=8) | 4.00 (4) | .40 | |||||||||||||
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Prior to schedule | 0 | 1 (33.33) | 1 (50.00) | 2 (25.00) |
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On schedule | 1 (33.33) | 0 | 1 (50.00) | 2 (25.00) |
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After schedule | 2 (66.67) | 2 (67.67) | 0 | 4 (50.00) |
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aF/u: follow-up.
bN/A: not applicable.