Table 4.
Reasons for using the app versus app use characteristics (N=2212).
| Reasons for using the app | Fa, n (%) | Pb, n (%) | F vs P | LTc, n (%) | STd, n (%) | LT vs ST | Fre, n (%) | If, n (%) | Fr vs I | |||||||||
|
|
|
|
Chi-square (df) | P value |
|
|
Chi-square (df) | P value |
|
|
Chi-square (df) | P value | ||||||
| Menstrual cycle and symptom tracking | 484 (84.9) |
674 (80.8) |
3.7 (1) |
.06 | 719 (88.4) |
439 (74.3) |
46.5 (1) |
<.001 | 889 (82.2) |
267 (83.3) |
0.1 (1) |
.73 | ||||||
| Irregular cycles and related conditions | 132 (23.2) |
170 (20.4) |
1.4 (1) |
.24 | 194 (23.9) |
108 (18.3) |
6.0 (1) |
.01 | 217 (20.1) |
85 (26.3) |
5.4 (1) |
.02 | ||||||
| Pregnancy tracking | 137 (24) |
435 (52.2) |
109.8 (1) |
<.001 | 338 (41.7) |
234 (39.6) |
0.5 (1) |
.49 | 481 (44.5) |
91 (28.2) |
26.8 (1) |
<.001 | ||||||
| To help me get pregnant | 273 (47.9) |
505 (60.6) |
21.4 (1) |
<.001 | 403 (49.6) |
375 (63.5) |
26.1 (1) |
<.001 | 643 (59.5) |
135 (41.8) |
30.8 (1) |
<.001 | ||||||
| To help me not get pregnant | 69 (12.1) |
84 (10.1) |
1.2 (1) |
.27 | 121 (14.9) |
32 (5.4) |
30.6 (1) |
<.001 | 114 (10.5) |
39 (12.1) |
0.5 (1) |
.50 | ||||||
| Pregnancy loss | 23 (4) |
75 (9) |
12.1 (1) |
<.001 | 61 (7.5) |
37 (6.3) |
0.6 (1) |
.43 | 85 (7.9) |
13 (4) |
5.1 (1) |
.02 | ||||||
| Sexual health | 175 (30.7) |
234 (28.1) |
1.0 (1) |
.31 | 273 (33.6) |
136 (23) |
18.0 (1) |
<.001 | 315 (29.1) |
94 (29.1) |
0.0 (1) |
.99 | ||||||
| Get tailored health information | 163 (28.6) |
328 (39.3) |
16.7 (1) |
<.001 | 310 (38.1) |
181 (30.6) |
8.1 (1) |
.004 | 389 (36) |
102 (31.6) |
1.9 (1) |
.16 | ||||||
| Learn more about my body | 233 (40.9) |
351 (42.1) |
0.2 (1) |
.69 | 368 (45.3) |
216 (36.5) |
10.3 (1) |
.001 | 456 (42.2) |
128 (39.6) |
0.6 (1) |
.45 | ||||||
aP: premium app user.
bF: free app user.
cLT: long-term app user.
dST: short-term app user.
eFr: frequent user of the app.
fI: infrequent user of the app.