Table 2.
Multivariable analysis showing predictors of internet access within the male and female study participants (N=220).
| Variables | Internet access | ||||||||||||||||
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Males (n=305) | Females (n=599) | |||||||||||||||
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OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | |||||||||||||
| Age (years) | |||||||||||||||||
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18-30 | 2.60 (1.02-6.67) | .04 | —a | — | ||||||||||||
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31-40 | 1.57 (0.56-4.41) | .39 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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41-50 | 0.86 (0.28-2.69) | .79 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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50+b | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Education | |||||||||||||||||
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No school | 0.09 (0.02-0.57) | .01 | 0.65 (0.22-1.93) | .44 | ||||||||||||
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Incomplete school | 0.16 (0.03-0.83) | .03 | 1.82 (0.63-5.28) | .27 | ||||||||||||
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High school diploma | 0.34 (0.06-2.02) | .24 | 1.12 (0.29-4.29) | .86 | ||||||||||||
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Some college or college graduateb | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Household education | |||||||||||||||||
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No school | 0.26 (0.05-1.28) | .09 | 0.16 (0.06-0.42) | <.001 | ||||||||||||
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Incomplete school | 0.23 (0.08-0.61) | .004 | 0.16 (0.09-0.31) | <.001 | ||||||||||||
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High school diploma | 0.29 (0.09-0.89) | .03 | 0.68 (0.34-1.33) | .26 | ||||||||||||
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Some college or college graduateb | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Type of family | |||||||||||||||||
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Brokenb | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Extended | — | — | 1.27 (0.11-14.50) | .85 | ||||||||||||
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Joint | — | — | 1.98 (0.21-18.69) | .55 | ||||||||||||
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Nuclear | — | — | 0.80 (0.09-7.47) | .85 | ||||||||||||
| Total earning members in the household | |||||||||||||||||
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No earning member | 0.17 (0.01-2.22) | .18 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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1 earning member | 0.45 (0.18-1.14) | .09 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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2 earning members | 1.29 (0.50-3.34) | .59 | — | — | ||||||||||||
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3 or more earning membersb | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Housing type | |||||||||||||||||
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Nonconcreteb | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Concrete | 2.51 (0.61-10.36) | .20 | 0.79 (0.35-1.79) | .57 | ||||||||||||
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Semiconcrete | 2.62 (0.64-10.74) | .18 | 0.38 (0.16-0.92) | .03 | ||||||||||||
| Type of toilet facility | |||||||||||||||||
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In-houseb | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Public place | 1.94 (0.90-4.16) | .09 | 0.70 (0.42-1.17) | .17 | ||||||||||||
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Open defecation | — | — | 1.25 (0.53-2.92) | .61 | ||||||||||||
| Television ownership | |||||||||||||||||
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Nob | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Yes | — | — | 1.94 (0.72-5.23) | .19 | ||||||||||||
| Television ownership with satellite television service | |||||||||||||||||
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Nob | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
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Yes | — | — | 1.40 (0.67-2.95) | .37 | ||||||||||||
aEmpty cells indicate that the variables were not significant in the bivariate analysis for the respective gender group.
bReference group.