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Table 1 Recruitment methods and outcomes of the last contact attempt for located women (n = 387)

From: Re-recruiting postpartum women living with HIV into a follow-up study in Cape Town, South Africa

 

Enrolled

Not enrolled in LACE

Total number of women located

Refused participation

Relocated

Deceaseda

Located but did not attend

Number of women

353 (91)

6 (1)

3 (1)

7 (2)

18 (5)

387 (100)

Phone calls

238 (67)

3 (50)

1 (33)

4 (57)

16 (89)

262 (68)

Home visits

101 (29)

1 (17)

2 (67)

3 (43)

2 (11)

109 (28)

Clinic tracking

2 (1)

0

0

0

0

2 (< 1)

Social media

5 (1)

0

0

0

0

5 (1)

Referralb

2 (1)

0

0

0

0

2 (< 1)

Walk-inc

5 (1)

2 (33)

0

0

0

7 (2)

  1. aParticipants reported as deceased
  2. bParticipants referred to study by enrolled participants
  3. cParticipants who came for a visit after being informed by alternative contact we had previously reached