Table 3.
Considerations for programmatic implementation and an SMS text message–guided linkage to treatment strategy based on a study of mobile phone ownership in Migori, Kenya, between February and November 2018.
| Programmatic considerations | Total (N=3299), n (%) | Owners (n=2351), n (%) | Sharers (n=394), n (%) | Nonusers (n=554), n (%) | |
| Comfort receiving screening results via SMS text message (n=3277)a | |||||
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Very uncomfortable | 327 (10) | 153 (6.5) | 25 (6.3) | 149 (27.9) |
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Uncomfortable | 892 (27.2) | 508 (21.6) | 133 (33.8) | 251 (47) |
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Comfortable | 1282 (39.1) | 1058 (45) | 165 (41.2) | 59 (11) |
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Very comfortable | 671 (20.5) | 604 (25.7) | 55 (14) | 12 (2.2) |
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Unsure | 105 (3.2) | 27 (1.2) | 15 (3.8) | 63 (11.8) |
| Preferred notification method if HPVb-negativec | |||||
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SMS text message | 857 (26) | 777 (33) | 61 (15.5) | 19 (3.4) |
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Phone call | 1636 (49.6) | 1394 (59.3) | 190 (48.2) | 52 (9.4) |
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Home visit | 806 (24.4) | 180 (7.7) | 143 (36.3) | 483 (87.2) |
| Preferred notification method if HPV-positivec | |||||
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SMS text message | 743 (22.5) | 666 (28.3) | 59 (15) | 18 (3.2) |
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Phone call | 1668 (50.6) | 1434 (61) | 184 (46.7) | 50 (9) |
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Home visit | 888 (26.9) | 251 (10.7) | 151 (38.3) | 486 (87.7) |
| Preferred language of SMS notification (n=897) | |||||
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English | 184 (20.5) | 174 (21.5) | 7 (10.4) | 3 (15) |
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Kiswahili | 164 (18.3) | 142 (17.5) | 20 (29.9) | 2 (10) |
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Dholuo | 549 (61.2) | 494 (61) | 40 (59.7) | 15 (75) |
aA total of 22 participants refused to answer (20 of which were nonusers).
bHPV: human papillomavirus.
cParticipants were asked about notification preferences at the time of screening, before knowing their HPV status. These are intended to convey women’s preferences in the event of a positive or negative result. This is not a comparison of method preference based on actual screening results.