Table 3.
Factors associated with phone ownership (N=623).
| Factors | n | Prevalence, % | Unadjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | Age-adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | |
| Age group (years) |
|
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P<.001 |
|
|
|
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13-15 | 159 | 27.0 |
|
|
|
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16-17 | 118 | 61.0 |
|
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|
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18-19 | 144 | 71.5 |
|
|
|
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20-24 | 202 | 84.7 |
|
|
| Per-year increase |
|
|
1.40 (1.30-1.52) |
|
|
| Gender |
|
|
P=.39 | P=.11 | |
|
|
Male | 236 | 64.8 | 1b | 1 |
|
|
Female | 387 | 61.0 | 0.85 (0.58-1.24) | 0.73 (0.49-1.07) |
| Marital status |
|
|
P<.001 | P=0.13 | |
|
|
Married/cohabiting | 79 | 79.8 | 1 | 1 |
|
|
Never married | 527 | 59.4 | 0.37 (0.21-0.64) | 1.67 (0.87-3.18) |
|
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Divorced/separated | 17 | 76.5 | 0.83 (0.22-3.12) | 0.64 (0.15-2.77) |
| Religion |
|
|
P=0.13 | P=0.10 | |
|
|
Roman Catholic | 64 | 75.0 | 1 | 1 |
|
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Protestant | 153 | 64.7 | 0.61 (0.31-1.22) | 0.68 (0.33-1.40) |
|
|
Pentecostal | 264 | 60.2 | 0.50 (0.28-0.92) | 0.53 (0.28-1.00) |
|
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Apostolic sect | 85 | 56.5 | 0.43 (0.20-0.92) | 0.46 (0.21-0.99) |
|
|
Other Christian/Muslim/Other | 7 | 71.4 | 0.83 (0.17-4.05) | 1.06 (0.35-3.20) |
|
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No religion | 47 | 57.5 | 0.45 (0.21-0.95) | 0.42 (0.17-1.03) |
| Community |
|
|
P=.37 | P=.19 | |
|
|
A | 178 | 59.0 | 1 | 1 |
|
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B | 140 | 67.1 | 1.42 (0.89-2.28) | 1.51 (0.91-2.52) |
|
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C | 147 | 59.2 | 1.01 (0.67-1.52) | 0.97 (0.60-1.57) |
|
|
D | 158 | 65.2 | 1.30 (0.79-2.16) | 1.49 (0.82-2.69) |
| Highest level of school attended |
|
|
P<.001 | P=.09 | |
|
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None/Primary | 82 | 25.6 | 1 | 1 |
|
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Secondary | 516 | 67.1 | 5.91 (3.22-10.86) | 2.27 (1.08-4.77) |
|
|
Higher (tertiary) | 25 | 88.0 | 21.30 (5.44-83.41) | 2.64 (0.58-11.94) |
| Current occupational status |
|
|
P<.001 | P=.30 | |
|
|
In school/university | 286 | 47.2 | 1 | 1 |
|
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Out of school (working) | 51 | 90.2 | 10.29 (3.97-26.66) | 2.24 (0.78-6.45) |
|
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Out of school (not working) | 286 | 72.7 | 2.98 (2.06-4.32) | 1.09 (0.70-1.69) |
| Traveled for at least 1 month in the past 12 months |
|
P=.41 | P=.63 | ||
|
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No | 443 | 61.4 | 1 | 1 |
|
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Yes | 180 | 65.0 | 1.17 (0.81-1.69) | 1.11 (0.72-1.71) |
| How long lived in community? |
|
|
P=.08 | P=.32 | |
|
|
<1 year | 112 | 63.4 | 1 | 1 |
|
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1-4 years | 137 | 70.8 | 1.40 (0.79-2.48) | 1.51 (0.82-2.76) |
|
|
5+ years | 372 | 59.1 | 0.84 (0.50-1.39) | 1.05 (0.64-1.71) |
| Orphan status |
|
|
P=.05 | P=.12 | |
|
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Double orphan | 61 | 62.3 | 1 | 1 |
|
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Mother dead, father alive | 52 | 75.0 | 1.82 (0.85-3.88) | 1.96 (0.84-4.56) |
|
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Mother alive, father dead or unknown | 107 | 70.1 | 1.42 (0.83-2.44) | 1.92 (1.03-3.60) |
|
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Both parents alive | 403 | 58.8 | 0.86 (0.50-1.50) | 1.89 (1.07-3.34) |
an=623 as excludes 10 participants who were interviewed in community E.
bReference.