Table 2.
Willingness to mobile health services stratified by sociodemographic characteristics among University of Gondar Hospital patients with diabetes, Gondar, Ethiopia 2016
| Variable | Willingness to receive mobile phone-based health services (n=329) | |
| No N (%) |
Yes N (%) |
|
| Television | ||
| No | 59 (42.4) | 80 (57.6) |
| Yes | 38 (20.0) | 152 (80.0) |
| Radio | ||
| No | 59 (40.4) | 87 (59.6) |
| Yes | 38 (20.8) | 145 (79.2) |
| Transportation mechanism | ||
| On foot | 13 (43.3) | 17 (56.7) |
| By car | 84 (28.1) | 215 (71.9) |
| Time to reach the service site | ||
| <1 hour | 60 (27.5) | 158 (72.5) |
| >1 hour | 37 (33.3) | 74 (66.7) |
| Electricity in the house | ||
| No | 32 (36.0) | 57 (64.0) |
| Yes | 65 (27.1) | 175 (72.9) |
| Mobile network access | ||
| No | 11 (50.0) | 11 (50.0) |
| Yes | 86 (28.0) | 221 (72.0) |
| Using reminder mechanisms | ||
| No | 58 (31.2) | 128 (68.8) |
| Yes | 39 (27.3) | 104 (72.7) |
| Pill box | ||
| No | 97 (29.8) | 229 (70.2) |
| Yes | 0 (0.0) | 3 (100.0) |
| Written schedule | ||
| No | 70 (27.2) | 187 (72.8) |
| Yes | 27 (37.5) | 45 (62.5) |
| Watch alarm | ||
| No | 88 (30.7) | 199 (69.3) |
| Yes | 9 (21.4) | 33 (78.6) |
| Mobile phone | ||
| No | 88 (29.5) | 210 (70.5) |
| Yes | 9 (29.0) | 22 (71.0) |
| Other reminders | ||
| No | 96 (29.8) | 226 (70.2) |
| Yes | 1 (14.3) | 6 (85.7) |
| Taking addictive substances | ||
| No | 85 (28.9) | 209 (71.1) |
| Yes | 12 (34.3) | 23 (65.7) |
| Alcohol | ||
| No | 89 (29.2) | 216 (70.8) |
| Yes | 8 (33.3) | 16 (66.7) |
| Khat chewing | ||
| No | 91 (28.8) | 225 (71.2) |
| Yes | 6 (46.2) | 7 (53.8) |
| Smoking | ||
| No | 95 (29.1) | 231 (70.9) |
| Yes | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) |