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. 2024 Aug 9;3(8):e0000565. doi: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000565

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)
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