Table 2

Non-attendance at follow-up visit after first trimester medical termination of pregnancy

Both groups (n=605)Intervention group (n=306)Control group (n=299)
OR (95% CI)P valuesOR (95% CI)P valuesOR (95% CI)P values
Randomisation group7.03 (4.25 to 11.63) <0.001 N/AN/AN/AN/A
Regular smoking1.38 (0.92 to 2.05)0.1162.66 (1.01 to 7.06) 0.049 1.18 (0.73 to 1.91)0.494
Regular use of alcohol0.80 (0.51 to 1.27)0.3430.80 (0.30 to 2.14)0.6540.68 (0.38 to 1.20)0.179
History of drug abuse2.36 (0.91 to 6.14)0.0775.90 (1.07 to 32.41) 0.041 1.40 (0.43 to 4.52)0.575
Diagnosis of a psychiatric condition1.15 (0.68 to 1.96)0.5992.53 (0.97 to 6.61)0.0581.05 (0.52 to 2.10)0.899
STAI index >401.70 (1.10 to 2.63) 0.017 4.10 (1.16 to 14.47) 0.028 1.41 (0.84 to 2.35)0.194
History of cervical screening abnormality1.55 (0.81 to 2.96)0.1901.73 (0.48 to 6.29)0.4031.86 (0.79 to 4.39)0.154
History of
STD		0.90 (0.60 to 1.36)0.6251.23 (0.50 to 3.01)0.6520.87 (0.53 to 1.44)0.582
History of pregnancy*2.46 (1.51 to 4.01) <0.001 10.16 (1.34 to 76.84) 0.025 2.38 (1.37 to 4.14) 0.002
History of TOP1.96 (1.32 to 2.93) 0.001 5.68 (1.86 to 17.30) 0.002 1.97 (1.21 to 3.21) 0.006
History of delivery1.43 (0.96 to 2.12)0.0802.25 (0.88 to 5.75)0.0891.46 (0.90 to 2.36)0.124
Marital status
 Single (reference category)1.00–1.00–1.00–
 Cohabitating0.98 (0.62 to 1.55)0.9320.51 (0.16 to 1.59)0.2451.27 (0.73 to 2.21)0.395
 Married0.65 (0.36 to 1.20)0.1700.37 (0.08 to 1.65)0.1910.91 (0.44 to 1.88)0.803
Age group (years)
 <20 (reference category)1.00–1.00–1.00–
 20–241.14 (0.47 to 2.77)0.7810.27 (0.06 to 1.32)0.1061.92 (0.58 to 6.36)0.289
 25–291.16 (0.47 to 2.89)0.7460.70 (0.17 to 2.99)0.6341.36 (0.40 to 4.61)0.623
 30–341.18 (0.46 to 3.00)0.7280.32 (0.06 to 1.70)0.1802.07 (0.59 to 7.20)0.253
 35–391.36 (0.52 to 3.56)0.5350.72 (0.15 to 3.58)0.6921.68 (0.47 to 6.06)0.427
 ≥401.10 (0.32 to 3.53)0.3160.0001.0001.77 (0.40 to 7.93)0.454

  • *Includes all previous pregnancies, regardless of the outcome, before the index pregnancy.

  • STAI, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; STD, sexually transmitted disease; TOP, termination of pregnancy.