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. 2026 May 26;14:1829773. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1829773

Table 2.

Reasons for hesitation in installing apps.

Reason for hesitation Health app (%) Shopping app (%) χ2 (McNemar) p-value Sig
Storage/data concerns 43.1 48.3 11.1 0.001 ***
Privacy/security concerns 42.3 46.0 5.8 0.016 *
Low expected use 30.7 45.7 49.8 < 0.001 ***
Usage fees concerns 25.5 23.0 2.3 0.133
Perceived hassle and effort 24.5 22.9 0.7 0.396
Lack of necessity 23.2 31.2 17.1 < 0.001 ***
Notification concerns 22.5 32.6 34.3 < 0.001 ***
Low perceived usefulness 22.0 28.6 12.4 < 0.001 ***
Usage uncertainty 9.2 7.1 3.3 0.068
Already using similar 8.4 8.4 0 > 0.999
Negative feedback 5.0 5.2 0 > 0.999
None of the above 7.1 5.7 2.7 0.1

McNemar’s test was used to compare paired binary responses for each reason. Multiple responses were allowed. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.