Table 3.
Mobile technology use among persons living with HIV stratified by alcohol drinking level (The Florida Cohort, 2014–2016; N = 757).
| Mobile technology use | Total n = 757 (%) |
No drinking n = 197 (%) |
Non-hazardous drinking n = 250 (%) |
Hazardous drinking n = 250 (%) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cell phone typea | 0.0153 | ||||
| No smartphone | 302 (44) | 95 (48) | 91 (36) | 116 (48) | |
| Smartphone | 390 (56) | 103 (52) | 159 (64) | 128 (52) | |
| Use cell phone for Internet access | 0.0638 | ||||
| No | 213 (30) | 68 (34) | 63 (25) | 82 (32) | |
| Yes | 492 (70) | 130 (66) | 190 (75) | 172 (68) | |
| Use cell phone for text messaging | 0.5415 | ||||
| No | 73 (11) | 24 (14) | 24 (10) | 25 (11) | |
| Yes | 563 (89) | 152 (86) | 212 (90) | 199 (89) | |
| Use cell phone for getting directionsa | 0.0216 | ||||
| No | 186 (29) | 61 (34) | 54 (23) | 71 (32) | |
| Yes | 450 (71) | 116 (66) | 182 (77) | 152 (68) | |
| Use cell phone for social media accessa | 0.0381 | ||||
| No | 247 (39) | 72 (41) | 77 (33) | 98 (44) | |
| Yes | 389 (61) | 105 (59) | 159 (67) | 125 (56) | |
| Number of apps in cell phone | 0.6579 | ||||
| None | 189 (30) | 55 (32) | 65 (28) | 69 (32) | |
| 1–25 | 338 (54) | 95 (56) | 127 (55) | 116 (53) | |
| 25 or more | 95 (15) | 21 (12) | 40 (17) | 34 (16) |
Data are n (%), unless otherwise indicated.
a
P < 0.05