Table 3.
Impact of linkage strategies on medical male circumcision uptake among HIV uninfected, uncircumcised males
| Visited circumcision facility |
Obtained circumcision by month 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | n | % | RR | (95% CI) | p-value | n | % | RR | (95% CI) | p-value | |
| LINKAGE STRATEGY * | |||||||||||
| Circumcision promotion | 230 | 151/224 | 67.4 | — | reference | — | 62/224 | 27.7 | — | reference | — |
| Text message encouragement | 288 | 210/284 | 73.9 | 1.09 | (0.97, 1.21) | 0.134 | 137/284 | 48.2 | 1.72 | (1.36, 2.17) | < 0.001 |
| Lay counselor follow-up | 232 | 162/226 | 71.7 | 1.05 | (0.93, 1.19) | 0.403 | 106/226 | 46.9 | 1.67 | (1.29, 2.14) | < 0.001 |
N = number enrolled (and in subset if applicable)
n = proportion with outcome amouuung those ever assessed for outcome
RR = relative risk; CI = confidence interval
*
Models adjusted for country