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Table 2 Antenatal health seeking behaviors of mothers lost to follow-up prior to 42 days after delivery compared to those who completed follow-up, 2010-2013

From: Lost to follow-up among pregnant women in a multi-site community based maternal and newborn health registry: a prospective study

Variable

Lost to Follow-up N (%)

Completed Follow-up N (%)

RR (95% CI)

Follow-up Status after Delivery, N

1,385

277,733

 

At least one ANC visit

1,366

277,088

 

Yes

1,250 (91.5)

266,411 (96.1)

1.0

No

116 (8.5)

10,677 (3.9)

1.2 (0.8, 1.7)

Number of ANC visits

507

150,076

 

0

28 (5.5)

4,588 (3.1)

1.5 (0.9, 2.5)

1-2

137 (27.0)

31,136 (20.7)

1.2 (1.0, 1.5)

≥ 3

342 (67.5)

114,352 (76.2)

1.0

Trimester for first ANC visit

1,236

259,934

 

First

382 (30.9)

114,461 (44.0)

1.0

Second

515 (41.7)

100,237 (38.6)

1.0 (0.9, 1.2)

Third

339 (27.4)

45,236 (17.4)

1.1 (0.9, 1.3)

Most frequent location of ANC

1,185

247,686

 

Government hospital

279 (23.5)

108,983 (44.0)

1.0

Private hospital

22 (1.9)

25,197 (10.2)

0.9 (0.8, 1.1)

Government clinic

225 (19.0)

33,831 (13.7)

2.0 (1.4, 2.8)

Private clinic

435 (36.7)

33,327 (13.5)

1.4 (0.9, 2.0)

Health worker

61 (5.1)

25,699 (10.4)

1.2 (1.0, 1.6)

Traditional birth attendant

49 (4.1)

10,125 (4.1)

1.5 (0.8, 2.7)

Other

114 (9.6)

10,524 (4.2)

2.0 (1.3, 3.1)

Tetanus toxoid vaccine

1,363

277,239

 

Yes

946 (69.4)

235,088 (84.8)

1.0

No

417 (30.6)

42,151 (15.2)

1.1 (0.9, 1.4)

Prenatal vitamins/iron

1,364

277,115

 

Yes

1,101 (80.7)

247,749 (89.4)

1.0

No

263 (19.3)

29,366 (10.6)

1.0 (0.8, 1.3)

HIV test

1,363

276,501

 

Yes

602 (44.2)

202,164 (73.1)

1.0

No

761 (55.8)

74,337 (26.9)

1.3 (0.9, 1.7)