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Table 5 Comparison of non-completion of follow-up and postpartum interviews by African American participants by risk characteristics

From: Recruitment and retention of low-income minority women in a behavioral intervention to reduce smoking, depression, and intimate partner violence during pregnancy

Risk characteristics at baseline interview

Number eligible & completed baseline

Not completed a follow-up interview prior to delivery*

Not completed the final postpartum interview

  

N

%**

N

%**

Active smoking:

     

   Yes

198

43

21.7

46

23.2

   No

846

151

17.8

167

19.7

Environmental tobacco smoking (ETSE):

     

   Yes

742

147

19.8

153

20.6

   No

283

44

15.6

57

20.1

Depression:

     

   Yes

463

94

20.3

96

20.7

   No

581

100

17.2

117

20.1

Intimate partner violence (IPV):

     

   Yes

336

68

20.2

62

18.5

   No

708

126

17.8

151

21.3

Risk groups:

     

   Smoking (active & ETSE) only

325

59

18.2

66

20.3

   Depression only

63

12

19.0

16

25.4

   Intimate partner violence only

28

2

7.1

3

8.0

   Smoking & depression

193

38

19.7

46

23.8

   Smoking & intimate partner violence

101

22

21.8

25

24.8

   Depression & partner violence

37

8

21.6

5

13.5

   All risks

170

36

21.2

29

17.1

Any of the 4 risks:

     

   Yes

907

175

19.3

190

20.9

   No

137

19

13.9

23

16.8

Number of risks:

     

   0

137

19

13.9

23

16.8

   1

360

61

16.9

76

21.1

   2

298

60

20.1

68

22.8

   3

213

45

21.1

39

18.3

   4

36

9

25.0

7

19.9

Number of risks (exc. ETSE):

     

   0

388

63

16.2

75

19.3

   1

358

67

18.7

82

22.9

   2

255

54

21.2

46

18.0

   3

43

10

23.3

10

23.3

Alcohol use during pregnancy:

     

   Yes

223

37

16.6

43

19.3

   No

820

157

19.1

170

20.7

Drug use during pregnancy:

     

   Yes

181

42

23.2

33

18.2

   No

863

152

17.6

180

20.9

Care group:

     

   Intervention

521

98

18.8

114

21.9

   Usual Care

523

96

18.4

99

18.9

Total

1044

194

18.6

213

20.4

  1. * Completed the second follow-up interview prior to delivery or the first follow-up interview and delivered prior to the time to administer the second follow-up interview.
  2. ** Percentages are calculated of the total number of eligible women who completed the baseline interview (second column).