Table 2 Intervention uptake and testing behaviors
| Â | Intervention city | Control city |
|---|---|---|
Variable | N (%) | N (%) |
Received PE or SMS or both (Mbarara, n  = 136, and Mbale , n  = 100) | 101 (74.2) | 7 (7) a |
Received PE (Mbarara,  n  = 101, and Mbale, n  = 5) | 91 (90) | 2 (29) |
Received SMS (Mbarara, n  = 101, and Mbale, n  = 5) | 86 (85) | 4 (57) |
Received both PE and SMS (Mbarara, n  = 101) | 76 (75.2) | 1 (14) |
Received PE only (Mbarara, n = 01) | 15 (14.9) | NA |
Received SMS only (Mbarara, n  = 101) | 10 (9.9) | NA |
Received PE and tested for syphilis (Mbarara, n  = 91) | 88 (96.7) | NA |
Received phone SMS and tested for syphilis (Mbarara, n  = 86) | 82 (93.2) | NA |
Received both PE and TM, and tested for syphilis (Mbarara, n  = 76) | 70 (92.0) | NA |
Btn Sept 2019 and Feb, 2020, PE influenced your syphilis testing behavior (Mbarara, n  = 91) |  |  |
 Strongly agree/agree | 56 (63.6) | NA |
Btn Sept 2019 and Feb 2020, SMS influenced your syphilis testing behavior (Mbarara, n  = 86) |  |  |
 Strongly agree/agree | 47 (57.3) | NA |
Anticipating to receive money influenced your syphilis testing behavior | Â | Â |
 Strongly agree/agree | 3 (2.5) | NA |
Received PE and tested for HIV (Mbarara, n  = 91) |  |  |
 Yes | 82 (90.1) | NA |
Received SMS and tested for HIV (Mbarara, n  = 86) |  |  |
 Yes | 77 (89.5) | NA |
Received both PE and SMS, and tested for HIV (Mbarara, n  = 76) |  |  |
 Yes | 72 (95.0) | NA |
Btn Sept 2019 and Feb 2020, a peer educator influenced your HIV testing behaviour | Â | Â |
 Strongly agree/agree | 40 (48.2) | NA |
Btn Sept 2019 and Feb 2020, a reminder SMS message on your phone influenced your HIV testing behaviour | Â | Â |
 Strongly agree/agree | 30 (39.5) | NA |
Anticipating to receive money influenced your HIV testing behaviour | Â | Â |
 Strongly agree/agree | 5 (4.6) | NA |