Randomized evaluation and cost-effectiveness of HIV and sexual and reproductive health service referral and linkage models in Zambia

Table 5 Descriptive statistics of service uptake outcomes at six months by study arm (percentages)

Uptake of services at 6 months
	Arm 1	Arm 2	Arm 3
	Standard of care	Enhanced services	Enhanced services & escort	Tests
Females (n range)	283–559	273–555	273–547
HIV testing and counseling	28.3	34.9	33.9	A†
Family planning	23.7	19.3	22.3
Cervical cancer screening	9.7	22.2	23.6	A*, B*
Males (n)	371	375	364
Voluntary medical male circumcision	4.3	6.1	11.5	B*, C
Both females and males (n range)	43–1070	57–1080	53–1054
HIV care and treatment	8.0	9.5	10.0
STI care and treatment	4.5	4.1	4.5
TB testing^a	18.8	24.5	37.3	B*, C
CD4 testing	63.5	73.5	71.6
Initiated ART^a	93.0	100.0	98.1	A†
Psychosocial support	15.3	12.9	16.7
Partners of clients (n range)	371–857	399–873	361–849
HIV testing and counseling	33.9	35.1	39.2	B*, C†
Family planning	25.1	23.9	21.4
Voluntary medical male circumcision	3.6	6.3	5.4	A†
Cervical cancer screening	12.6	14.9	13.7
HIV care and treatment	7.3	8.3	8.5
STI care and treatment	4.2	3.3	4.2

A = Arms 1 & 2, B = Arms 1 & 3, C = Arms 2 & 3
Note: Two cases are excluded for answering these questions for a six-week window instead of a six-month window
Note: Sample sizes for client outcomes vary as each outcome is restricted to certain entry sites and a few participants chose to not disclose receipt of certain services
Note: All tests are from bivariate cross-tabulations using chi-square tests for significance, unless otherwise noted
***p < .001; **p < .01; *p < .05; †p < .10
^aTested using Fisher’s exact test due to small cell sizes

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