Table 3.
Sociodemographic and informal phone use characteristics of the study participants in Northwest Ethiopia, 2021.
| Variables and categories | Values (N=456), n (%) |
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| Age group (years) | |||
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<24 | 104 (22.8) |
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25-34 | 295 (64.7) |
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≥35 | 57 (12.5) |
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| Marital status | |||
| Married | 307 (67.3) |
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Single | 118 (25.9) |
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Divorced | 26 (5.7) |
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Widow | 5 (1.1) |
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| Work experience (years) | |||
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0-2 | 55 (12.1) |
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3-5 | 87 (19.1) |
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>5 | 314 (68.9) |
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| Level of education | |||
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Level I | 5 (1.1) |
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Level II | 12 (2.6) |
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Level III | 196 (43) |
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Level IV | 232 (50.9) |
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Othersa | 11 (2.4) |
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| Difficulty with battery recharging | |||
| Yes | 307 (67.3) |
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No | 149 (32.7) |
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| Using Microsoft applications for work and daily life | |||
| Yes | 147 (32.2) |
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No | 309 (67.8) |
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| Do you use personal mobile phone for health post–related activities? | |||
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Yes | 421 (92.3) |
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No | 35 (7.7) |
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| For how long you have used mobile phone (years)? | |||
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0-5 | 125 (27.4) |
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>5 | 331 (72.6) |
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