Table 2. Exposure to HIV-related SMS among MSM by outreach, linkage to 426 prevention, and linkage to treatment and care.
| Outcome variables | HIV-related SMS | P value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not exposed (n=255) | Exposed (n=248) | Total (n=503) | |||||||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
| Outreach | <0.001 | ||||||||
| No | 129 | 50.59 | 56 | 22.58 | 185 | 36.78 | |||
| Yes | 126 | 49.41 | 192 | 77.42 | 318 | 63.22 | |||
| Linkage to prevention | <0.001 | ||||||||
| Does not test regularly | 58 | 22.75 | 19 | 7.66 | 77 | 15.31 | |||
| Tests for HIV regularly | 197 | 77.25 | 229 | 92.34 | 426 | 84.69 | |||
| Linkage to treatment and care | <0.001 | ||||||||
| No | 154 | 60.39 | 92 | 37.1 | 246 | 48.91 | |||
| Yes | 101 | 39.61 | 156 | 62.9 | 257 | 51.09 | |||
HIV, human immuno-deficiency virus; SMS, short message system; MSM, men who have sex with men.