Table 1.
General characteristics and obstacles to the use of mobile phone reminders for mHealth in Cameroon
| Rural | Semi-urban | Urban | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 119 | n = 142 | n = 40 | N = 301 | |
| General characteristics | ||||
| Children | ||||
| - Mean age, years | 3.6 (3.8) | 2.6 (4.0) | 3.0 (3.7) | 3.1 (3.9) |
| - Boys | 46 (38.7) | 70 (49.3) | 27 (67.5) | 143 (47.5) |
| Caregivers | ||||
| - Mean age, years | 42.2 (12.9) | 43.1 (13.7) | 43.8 (13.8) | 42.9 (13.4) |
| - Men | 22 (18.5) | 19 (13.4) | 5 (12.5) | 46 (15.3) |
| Caregivers level of education | ||||
| - No formal | 34 (28.6) | 39 (27.5) | 8 (20.0) | 81 (26.9) |
| - Primary | 55 ( 46.2) | 67 (47.2) | 26 (65.0) | 148 (49.2) |
| - Secondary | 16 (13.4) | 23 (16.2) | 4 (10.0) | 43 (14.3) |
| - University | 14 (11.8) | 13 (9.2) | 2 (5.0) | 29 (9.6) |
| Time to scheduled appointment, days | 32.1 (17.7) | 27.7 (12.5) | 27.8 (15.9) | 29.5 (15.3) |
| Obstacles | ||||
| At least one obstacle | 47 (39.5) | 9 (6.3) | 3 (7.5) | 59 (19.6) |
| Without mobile phone | 14 (11.8) | 1 (0.7) | 0 | 15 (5.0) |
| Unable to communicate via text message in NOL | 41 (34.5) | 5 (3.5) | 1 (2.5) | 47 (15.6) |
| Unable to communicate via voice phone call in NOL | 27 (22.7) | 4 (2.8) | 0 | 31 (10.3) |
| Declined to receive text message | 3 (2.5) | 5 (3.5) | 3 (7.5) | 11 (3.7) |
| Declined to receive voice phone call | 0 | 2 (1.4) | 1 (2.5) | 3 (1.0) |
NOL: National official languages.
Data are n (%) or mean (standard deviation).