Table 3. The correlation of mHealth amongst human healthcare workers in Tanzania (n = 257).
VARIABLE | n (%) | mHealth | Crude OR | Adjusted OR (P-value <0.1) | |||
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Yes (%) | No (%) | OR (95% CI) | P-Value | OR (95% CI) | P-Value | ||
Occupation | |||||||
Doctors | 80(32.1) | 54(38.8) | 26(23.6) | 0.6(0.3–1.2) | 0.16 | N/A | N/A |
Nurse | 98(39.4) | 45(32.4) | 53(48.2) | 1.5(0.8–2.8) | 0.18 | N/A | N/A |
Other | 71(28.5) | 40(28.8) | 31(28.2) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Sex/Gender | N/A | N/A | |||||
Male | 117(47) | 66(47.5) | 51(46.4) | 1.0(0.6–1.6) | 0.86 | N/A | N/A |
Female | 132(53) | 73(52.5) | 59(53.6) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Level of Education | |||||||
Masters/PhD | 24(9.6) | 17(12.2) | 7(6.4) | 0.3(0.1–1.1) | 0.06 | 0.4(0.1–1.7) | 0.22 |
Degree | 90(36.1) | 53(38.1) | 37(33.6) | 0.5(0.2–1.4) | 0.19 | 1.0(0.3–3.1) | 0.97 |
A/Diploma | 114(45.8) | 60(43.2) | 54(49.1) | 0.7(0.3–1.7) | 0.41 | 1.2(0.4–3.4) | 0.76 |
A/O-level | 21(8.4) | 9(6.5) | 12(10.9) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Location | |||||||
Urban | 198(79.5) | 106(76.3) | 33(23.7) | 1.6(0.8–3.0) | 0.15 | N/A | N/A |
Rural | 51(20.5) | 92(83.6) | 18(16.4) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Region | |||||||
Arusha | 24(9.6) | 22(15.8) | 2(1.8) | 0.8(0.1–4.6) | 0.78 | 0.9(0.1–5.4) | 0.9 |
Dodoma | 49(19.7) | 18(12.9) | 31(28.2) | 14.6(4.5–48.0) | 0.00 | 15.8(4.5–55.1) | 0.00 |
Kilimanjaro | 30(12.0) | 18(12.9) | 12(10.9) | 5.7(1.6–20.1) | 0.007 | 8.2(2.1–32.8) | 0.003 |
Mwanza | 48(19.3) | 13(9.4) | 35(31.8) | 22.9(6.8–77.2) | 0.00 | 26.4(7.2–96.4) | 0.00 |
Tabora | 60(24.1) | 34(24.5) | 26(23.6) | 6.5(2.0–20.6) | 0.001 | 7.9(2.3–27.4) | 0.001 |
Iringa | 38(15.3) | 34(24.5) | 4(3.6) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Age | |||||||
<24 | 11(4.4) | 5(3.6) | 6(5.5) | 1.7(0.5–6.2) | 0.42 | N/A | N/A |
24–34 | 123(49.4) | 70(50.4) | 53(48.2) | 1.1(0.6–2.0) | 0.83 | N/A | N/A |
34–44 | 57(22.9) | 30(21.6) | 27(24.5) | 1.3(0.6–2.7) | 0.52 | N/A | N/A |
44–64 | 58(23.3) | 34(24.5) | 24(21.8) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Role at health facility | |||||||
Supervisor/in charge | 45(18.1) | 36(25.9) | 9(8.2) | 0.3(0.1–0.9) | 0.04 | 0.8(0.2–2.9) | 0.72 |
Medical super user | 31(12.4) | 21(15.1) | 10(9.1) | 0.6(0.2–1.8) | 0.37 | 0.4(0.1–1.3) | 0.12 |
Staff | 148(59.4) | 68(48.9) | 80(72.7) | 1.5(0.6–3.5) | 0.35 | 1.0(0.4–3.0) | 0.95 |
Other/director | 25(10.0) | 14(10.1) | 11(10.0) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Ownership/Access | |||||||
Yes | 242(97.2) | 135(97.1) | 4(2.9) | 1.1(0.2–4.8) | 0.94 | N/A | N/A |
No | 7(2.8) | 107(97.3) | 3(2.7) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |