Table 2.
Uptake of circumcision among men who attended Bwaila STI clinic
Circumcision | Standard of care | Intensified health education | Intensified heath education and SMS tracing | Intensified health education, SMS/telephonic tracing and transport reimbursement | Full intervention* |
Offered/\sensitised | 514 | 731 | 508 | 477 | 1716 |
Circumcised | 8 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 55 |
Uptake (%) | 1.6 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
Per cent increase, % (p value) | NA | 113 (0.044) | 63 (0.259) | 125 (0.044) | 100 (0.048) |
*Full intervention includes all men who attended the Bwaila STI clinic during the study implementation period excluding the standard of care phase.
NA, not applicable; SMS, short messaging services; STI, sexually transmitted infections.