Table 1 Interview sample
Sex | Age | Education | Occupation | Individual Income | Type of SMS Received | Action Requested of Household Contact | Action Taken By Household Contact | Quotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | 18 | Secondary | Student | 0 UGX | Unlikely TB | Reply HELP if you do not get better | None | My parent showed me the message and I was happy that I did not have TB |
Female | 19 | Secondary | Student | 0 UGX | Unlikely TB | Reply HELP if you do not get better | None | My mother told me and I asked her to see the message and felt good |
Female | 22 | Primary | Unemployed | 0 UGX | Unlikely TB | Reply HELP if you do not get better | Waited for the LHW to come for a follow-up visit | Well, it is okay if she wants to send through a message, I will still wait for her to come and I ask her |
Female | 22 | Secondary | Unemployed | 0 UGX | Unlikely TBb | Reply HELP if you do not get better | None | I just felt happy because I wanted to know the actual diagnosis. |
Female | 40 | Primary | Self-employed | 50,000 UGX | Unlikely TB | Reply HELP if you do not get better | None | I got relieved and provided support to the patient |
Female | 61 | Primary | Unemployed | 0 UGX | Unlikely TB | Reply HELP if you do not get better | Waited for the LHW to come for a follow-up visit | I was happy but also wanted to talk to her the next time she visits |
Male | 19 | Secondary | Unemployed | 0 UGX | Unlikely TB | Reply HELP if you do not get better | Sent “HELP” | On that day it was sent to me I replied with HELP to it because I felt the testing machine might have had an error |
Male | 29 | Tertiary | Self-employed | 1,000,000 UGX | Unlikely TB | Reply HELP if you do not get better | Visited a clinic at a later date | …I expect to go to South Africa for about 3 months and we were advised to go for a check-up for TB and HIV and the results were needed and that is why I had to go for that test. |
Male | 37 | Secondary | Self-employed | 350,000 UGX | Confirmed TBa | Visit a health centre for treatment | Telephoned the LHW to schedule an appointment | I immediately contacted the LHW, I called her and we scheduled the appointment the next morning |
Male | 39 | Tertiary | Self-employed | 800,000 UGX | Unlikely TB | Reply HELP if you do not get better | Waited for TB longitudinal message | I waited for a second message but it hasn’t come through |