Table 2.
Mobile phone use patterns among respondents.
| Mobile phone use patterns | Female (n=242) | Male (n=114) | Total (N=356) | P value | |
| Operating system, n (%) |
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Android | 158 (65.3) | 66 (57.9) | 224 (62.9) | .18 |
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iOS | 45 (18.6) | 33 (29.0) | 78 (21.9) | .03 |
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Window Phone | 32 (13.2) | 18 (15.8) | 50 (14.0) | .52 |
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Blackberry | 4 (1.7) | 2 (1.8) | 6 (1.7) | .95 |
| Duration of using a mobile phone (months), n (%) |
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<12 months | 60 (24.8) | 29 (25.4) | 89 (25.0) | .19 |
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12 to <24 months | 61 (25.2) | 26 (22.8) | 87 (24.4) |
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24 to <36 months | 59 (24.4) | 19 (16.7) | 78 (21.9) |
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≥36 months | 62 (25.6) | 40 (35.1) | 102 (28.7) |
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| Level of proficiency in using the mobile phone, n (%) |
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Novice | 22 (9.3) | 7 (6.3) | 29 (8.3) | .008 |
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Intermediate | 146 (61.6) | 56 (50.5) | 202 (58.1) |
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Advance | 69 (29.1) | 45 (40.5) | 114 (32.8) |
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Expert | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.7) | 3 (0.9) |
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| Apps downloaded and used (except mHealth apps), n (%) |
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Games | 98 (40.5) | 67 (58.8) | 165 (46.4) | .001 |
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Weather forecast | 47 (19.4) | 25 (21.9) | 72 (20.2) | .58 |
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Music player | 149 (61.6) | 70 (61.4) | 219 (61.5) | .98 |
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Movie player | 58 (24.0) | 37 (32.5) | 95 (26.7) | .09 |
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Geographic Information system | 49 (20.3) | 34 (29.8) | 83 (23.3) | .04 |
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Social networks | 116 (47.9) | 66 (57.9) | 182 (51.1) | .08 |
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Financial management | 11 (4.6) | 11 (9.7) | 22 (6.2) | .06 |
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News | 78 (32.2) | 49 (43.0) | 127 (35.7) | .05 |
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Entertainment | 81 (33.5) | 43 (37.7) | 124 (34.8) | .43 |
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Education | 71 (29.3) | 40 (35.1) | 111 (31.2) | .28 |
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Sport | 13 (5.4) | 41 (36.0) | 54 (15.2) | <.001 |
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Book | 105 (43.4) | 44 (38.6) | 149 (41.9) | .39 |
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Shopping | 29 (12.0) | 6 (5.3) | 35 (9.8) | .05 |
| Time to use mobile phone per day (hours), mean (SD) |
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For calling | 0.7 (0.7) | 0.9 (1.5) | 0.8 (1.0) | .34 |
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For texting | 2.2 (11.0) | 2.1 (9.4) | 2.1 (10.5) | .19 |
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For others (eg, game, movies) | 2.1 (2.5) | 5.2 (16.0) | 3.1 (9.3) | .07 |