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. 2018 Oct 17;1(2):e9. doi: 10.2196/pediatrics.9618

Table 4.

Bivariable and multivariable analyses of factors with the willingness to receive short message service (SMS) text message–based mHealth interventions to improve antenatal care (ANC) among pregnant women attending ANC at health centers in the Gondar Town Administration, Northwest Ethiopia (N=416).

Factors Willingness, n Crude odds ratio (95% CI) Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)
Yes No
Age (years)

15-24 133 27 2.810 (1.729-4.569) 2.869 (1.451-5.651)a

≥25 163 93 Refb Ref
Place of residence

Urban 255 83 2.773 (1.667-4.612)

Rural 41 37 Ref
Educational level

Cannot read and write 34 36 Ref Ref

Informal education 13 8 1.721 (0.634-4.666) 5.032 (0.792-31.978)

Primary 78 32 2.581 (1.383-4.815) 3.040 (1.001-9.230)a

Secondary and above 171 44 4.115 (2.318-7.305) 4.995 (1.489-14.773)a
Type of mobile phonec

Smart 101 19 2.030 (1.136-3.627)

Standard 144 55 Ref
Frequency of mobile phone usec

Always 229 57 Ref Ref

Some times 16 17 0.234 (0.112-0.492) 0.319 (0.141-0.718)a
Lock mobile phone with a passwordc

Yes 132 32 0.110 (0.652-1.102)
Share mobile phone with others in the house

Yes 64 31 Ref

No 181 43 2.039 (1.181-3.508)
Use internetc

Yes 124 27 1.784 (1.044-3.047)

No 121 47 Ref Ref

aStatistically significant at P<.05.

bRef: reference.

cParticipants with mobile phone ownership, n=319.