Table 1 Women’s socio-demographic and reproductive profile stratified by group allocation and 3-month follow-up
|  | ES population (n = 626) | 3-month FU* Total n = 114 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinic FU n = 274 | Home-assessment n = 352 | Total n = 626 | ||
Median age, years (range) | 27 (18–48) | 27 (18–46) | 27 (18–48) | 27 (18–43) |
Residency, n (%) | ||||
 - Urban | 92 (34) | 94 (27) | 186 (30) | 101 (89) |
 - Rural | 182 (66) | 258 (73) | 440 (70) | 13 (11) |
Belong to SC/ST Caste, n (%) | 141 (51) | 200 (57) | 341 (55) | 24 (21) |
Level of Education, n (%) | ||||
 - No formal | 124 (45) | 202 (57) | 326 (52) | 10 (9) |
 - Primary (1–3 years) | 51 (19) | 49 (14) | 100 (16) | 11 (10) |
 - Secondary (4–10 years) | 61 (22) | 57 (16) | 118 (19) | 45 (39) |
 - Higher (>10 years) | 38 (14) | 44 (13) | 82 (13) | 48 (42) |
Ownership of phone | ||||
 - Woman herself | 130 (47) | 155 (44) | 285 (46) | 114 (100) |
 - Husband | 100 (36) | 133 (38) | 233 (37) |  |
 - No/others | 44 (16) | 64 (18) | 108 (17) |  |
Primigravida, n (%) | 10 (4) | 18 (5) | 28 (5) | 7 (6) |
One or more living girlsa | 184 (70) | 238 (71) | 422 (71) | 66 (62) |
One or more living boysa | 220 (84) | 276 (83) | 496 (83) | 79 (74) |
Median gestational age, weeks (range) | 6.6 (5–9) | 6.6 (5–9) | 6.6 (5–9) | 6.1 (5–9) |
 - Gestational age in weeks, n (%) | ||||
   < 6 weeks | 51 (19) | 59 (17) | 110 (18) | 27 (24) |
  6–7 | 150 (55) | 197 (56) | 347 (55) | 73 (64) |
   > 7 weeks | 73 (27) | 96 (27) | 169 (27) | 14 (12) |
Prior elective abortion, n (%) | 106 (39) | 106 (30) | 212 (34) | 55 (48) |
  - Medicalb | 79 (75) | 85 (80) | 164 (77) | 46 (84) |
  - Surgicalb | 30 (28) | 26 (25) | 56 (26) | 18 (33) |
Home administration of misoprostol, n (%) | 134 (49) | 156 (44) | 290 (46) | 67 (59) |
Ever-used modern contraception, n (%) | 111 (41) | 107 (30) | 218 (35) | 78 (68) |