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. 2019 Oct 3;20(1):976. doi: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v20i1.976

TABLE 2.

Feasibility of mobile health technology by clinic site (N = 100).

Covariates Rural (N = 50)
Urban (N = 50)
P
N % N %
Phone Ownership
Yes 46 92 42 84 0.2184
No 4 8 8 16
SMS Message Frequency
Every day 20 40 13 16 0.0802*
Every 2-6 days 3 6 5 10
Once a week 5 10 1 2
Once every 2 weeks 4 8 1 2
Never 15 30 24 48
Text Language
Zulu 37 74 25 50 0.1057
English 13 26 18 36
Have you ever sent a SMS to medical provider?
Yes 5 10 5 10 0.7992*
No 44 88 36 72
Do not know 1 2 2 4
Have you ever received a SMS from medical provider?
Yes 9 18 5 10 0.5111*
No 37 74 33 66
Do not know 3 6 5 10
Would you be willing to receive an SMS from a medical provider in the future?
Yes 31 62 33 66 0.1226
No 11 22 3 6
Maybe 8 16 7 14
*

, p-value reflects results of Fisher’s Exact Test. More than 25% of cells had expected counts less than 5 making Chi-Square Test inappropriate.