Table 2 Demographic and disease characteristics by follow-up status among 980 women referred for treatment
Lost to follow-up | Followed up at ORCI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N/mean | %/SD | N/mean | %/SD | ||
Total | 151 | 15.4 | 829 | 84.6 | |
Occupation | |||||
Housewife | 103 | 68.2% | 652 | 78.6% | p = 0.0008* |
Manual | 8 | 5.3% | 56 | 6.8% | |
Skilled/Other | 40 | 26.5% | 117 | 14.1% | |
Missing | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.5% | |
Education | |||||
None | 48 | 31.8% | 363 | 43.8% | p = 0.0042* |
Primary | 83 | 55.0% | 398 | 48.0% | |
>Primary | 20 | 13.2% | 61 | 7.4% | |
Missing | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 0.8% | |
Marital status | |||||
Married/regular partner | 108 | 71.5% | 522 | 63.0% | p = 0.0557* |
Widow/separated/other | 43 | 28.5% | 301 | 36.3% | |
Missing | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 0.7% | |
Last menstrual period | |||||
<12 months ago | 96 | 63.6% | 434 | 52.4% | p = 0.0107* |
>12 months ago | 53 | 35.1% | 383 | 46.2% | |
Missing | 2 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.4% | |
Age | 46.9 | 13.4 | 51.1 | 12.7 | p = 0.0002*** |
Age at marriage | 19.1 | 3.7 | 18.9 | 4.4 | p = 0.2271** |
Gravidity | 5.6 | 3.2 | 6.4 | 3.2 | p = 0.0022*** |
Year of screening | |||||
2002-2003 | 13 | 8.6% | 74 | 8.9% | p = 0.4405† |
2004-2005 | 23 | 15.2% | 140 | 16.9% | |
2006-2007 | 35 | 23.2% | 191 | 23.0% | |
2008-2009 | 42 | 27.8% | 245 | 29.6% | |
2010-2011 | 38 | 25.2% | 175 | 21.1% | |
Missing | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.5% | |
Place of residence | |||||
Dar es Salaam | 96 | 63.6% | 417 | 50.3% | p = 0.0027* |
Other Region | 55 | 36.4% | 412 | 49.7% | |
Screening clinic disease stage | |||||
1 | 32 | 21.2% | 69 | 8.3% | p < 0.0001† |
2 | 36 | 23.8% | 313 | 37.8% | |
3 | 13 | 8.6% | 248 | 29.9% | |
4 | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 1.2% | |
Missing | 70 | 46.4% | 189 | 22.8% | |