Table 2.
Multivariable Models Examining Receptiveness to Text Messaging for Doctor's Appointments, Medications, and Health Education by Subjects' Demographics and Cell Phone Ownership
| Model Coefficient | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptable to receive text reminders of appointments | ||
| Increasing age | −0.0355 | <0.0001 |
| Female gender (vs. male) | 0.0762 | 0.70 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White, non-Hispanic | Referent | N/A |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 0.3076 | 0.21 |
| Hispanic | 0.4550 | 0.24 |
| Other | 0.3405 | 0.37 |
| Increasing education | 0.0669 | 0.44 |
| Cell phone owner (vs. nonowner) | 0.7432 | 0.006 |
| Acceptable to receive text reminders to take medications | ||
| Increasing age | −0.0194 | 0.029 |
| Female gender (vs. male) | −0.1085 | 0.60 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White, non-Hispanic | Referent | N/A |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 0.3707 | 0.15 |
| Hispanic | 0.4006 | 0.34 |
| Other | 0.4714 | 0.23 |
| Increasing education | −0.0381 | 0.68 |
| Cell phone owner (vs. nonowner) | 0.3150 | 0.23 |
| Helpful to receive text reminders of appointments | ||
| Increasing age | −0.0374 | <0.0001 |
| Female gender (vs. male) | 0.3037 | 0.1281 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White, non-Hispanic | Referent | N/A |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 0.4805 | 0.04 |
| Hispanic | 0.7008 | 0.08 |
| Other | 0.0031 | 0.99 |
| Increasing education | 0.0816 | 0.35 |
| Cell phone owner (vs. nonowner) | 0.2832 | 0.26 |
| Helpful to receive text reminders to take medications | ||
| Increasing age | −0.0292 | 0.001 |
| Female gender (vs. male) | 0.3209 | 0.14 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| continued | ||
| White, non-Hispanic | Referent | N/A |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 0.4571 | 0.07 |
| Hispanic | 0.7844 | 0.09 |
| Other | 0.2358 | 0.55 |
| Increasing education | −0.1094 | 0.24 |
| Cell phone owner (vs. nonowner) | 0.1023 | 0.70 |
| Helpful to receive educational texts on HIV or sexually transmitted diseases | ||
| Increasing age | −0.0138 | 0.09 |
| Female gender (vs. male) | 0.2652 | 0.18 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White, non-Hispanic | Referent | N/A |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 0.5334 | 0.02 |
| Hispanic | 0.7535 | 0.05 |
| Other | 0.1761 | 0.63 |
| Increasing education | −0.2183 | 0.01 |
| Cell phone owner (vs. nonowner) | −0.2876 | 0.25 |
| Helpful to receive educational texts on tuberculosis | ||
| Increasing age | −0.0085 | 0.31 |
| Female gender (vs. male) | 0.1031 | 0.61 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White, non-Hispanic | Referent | N/A |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 0.5935 | 0.01 |
| Hispanic | 0.8713 | 0.03 |
| Other | 0.2078 | 0.58 |
| Increasing education | −0.1810 | 0.04 |
| Cell phone owner (vs. nonowner) | 0.3618 | 0.16 |
| Helpful to receive other health-related educational texts (e.g., diabetes, hypertension) | ||
| Increasing age | −0.0092 | 0.28 |
| Female gender (vs. male) | 0.2073 | 0.30 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White, non-Hispanic | Referent | N/A |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 0.6069 | 0.01 |
| Hispanic | 0.9045 | 0.02 |
| Other | 0.1730 | 0.64 |
| Increasing education | −0.1972 | 0.02 |
| Cell phone owner (vs. nonowner) | 0.4708 | 0.07 |
N/A, not applicable.