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Table 3 Subgroupanalysis of compliance to referral

From: Structured Counselling and Regular Telephonic follow up to improve Referral flow and compliance in Nepal for Diabetic Retinopathy(SCREEN-D Study): a randomised controlled trial

Group

Intervention

Control

Total Participant (n)

Referral compliant (n)

Proportion compliant (95% CI)

Total Participant (n)

Referral compliant (n)

Proportion compliant (95% CI)

Overall

153

109

71.2 (64.1-78.4)

149

64

42.9 (35.0-50.9)

Occupation

 Farmers

70

46

65.7 (54.6-76.8)

53

22

41.5 (28.2-54.8)

 Business

41

30

73.2 (60.0-87.3)

36

19

52.8 (36.5-69.1)

 Employed

24

21

87.5 (74.3-100)

25

9

36.0 (17.2-54.8)

 Unemployed

18

12

66.7 (44.9-88.4)

35

14

40.0 (23.8-56.2)

Visual acuity

 Normal

116

82

70.7 (62.4-79.0)

103

46

44.7 (35.1-54.3)

 Low

37

27

73.0 (58.7-87.3)

46

18

39.1 (25.0-53.2)

Systemic disease

 Present

72

55

76.4 (66.6-86.2)

84

38

45.2 (34.6-55.9)

 Absent

81

54

66.6 (56.4-76.9)

65

26

40.0 (28.1-51.9)