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. 2023 Oct 3;13(10):e072855. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072855

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.