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. 2019 Mar 8;4(2):e001153. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-001153

Table 3.

Pattern of mobile call detail record subtype use in the first eight months of intervention implementation

Variable Data SMS USSD Voice Total* Total frequency per phone
frequency (%) frequency (%) frequency (%) frequency (%) frequency (%)
District (cluster)
 Afram Plains North 929 (13.2) 414 (5.9) 290 (4.1) 5431 (76.9) 7064 (5.5) 336.4
 Asuogyaman 5990 (44.9) 1056 (7.9) 372 (2.8) 5922 (44.4) 13 340 (10.5) 460.0
 Birim Central 6191 (33.1) 890 (4.8) 549 (2.9) 11 089 (59.2) 18 719 (14.7) 328.4
 Denkyembour 4028 (24.5) 1219 (7.4) 195 (1.2) 11 003 (66.9) 16 445 (12.9) 401.1
 Kwaebibiraem 2487 (29.2) 289 (3.4) 206 (2.4) 5524 (64.9) 8506 (6.7) 340.2
 Kwahu West 5036 (21.9) 744 (3.2) 607 (2.6) 16 622 (72.2) 23 009 (18.0) 469.6
 Lower Manya Krobo 8096 (29.2) 1757 (6.3) 305 (1.1) 17 603 (63.4) 27 761 (21.7) 514.1
 West Akim 3517 (27.4) 304 (2.4) 399 (3.1) 8604 (67.1) 12 824 (10.0) 413.7
Type of health facility
 Hospitals 25 144 (28.4) 4574 (5.2) 1841 (2.1) 58 342 (64.1) 89 901 (70.4) 6915.5
 Health centres 6276 (30.6) 1003 (4.9) 568 (2.8) 12 648 (61.7) 20 495 (16.1) 706.7
 CHPS and maternity homes 4854 (28.1) 1096 (6.4) 514 (3.0) 10 808 (62.6) 17 272 (13.5) 539.8
Type of phone
 Individual-use 30 613 (29.0) 4914 (4.7) 2311 (2.2) 67 573 (64.1) 105 411 (82.6) 452.4
 Shared-use 5661 (25.4) 1759 (7.9) 612 (2.6) 14 225 (63.9) 22 257 (17.4) 300.8
Demographic location
 Non-remote 31 233 (29.0) 5392 (5.0) 2306 (2.1) 68 730 (63.8) 107 661 (84.3) 2833.2
 Remote 5041 (25.2) 1281 (6.4) 617 (3.1) 13 068 (65.3) 20 007 (15.7) 555.8

*Column percentages presented.

CHPS, Community Health Planning and Services; SMS, short messaging service; USSD, Unstructured Supplementary Service Data.