Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants by sex (N=30).
| Characteristic | Youth, men | Youth, women | |||||
| Age 18-19 years (n=3, 20%) | Age 20-24 years (n=12, 80%) | Total (n=15, 100%) | Age 18-19 years (n=4, 27%) | Age 20-24 years (n=11, 73%) | Total (n=15, 100%) | ||
| Highest school level, n (%) | |||||||
| Never attended school | N/Aa | 1 (8.3) | 1 (6.6) | 1 (25.0) | N/A | 1 (6.7) | |
| Primary school | 2 (66.7) | 2 (16.7) | 4 (26.7) | 2 (50.0) | 3 (27.3) | 5 (33.3) | |
| Secondary school | N/A | 6 (50.0) | 6 (40.0) | 1 (25.0) | 3 (27.3) | 4 (26.7) | |
| Postsecondary school | 1 (33.3) | 3 (25.0) | 4 (26.7) | N/A | 5 (45.4) | 5 (33.3) | |
| Relationship status, n (%) | |||||||
| Single | 2 (66.7) | 6 (50.0) | 8 (53.3) | 2 (50.0) | 4 (36.4) | 6 (40.0) | |
| Dating or friends with benefits | 1 (33.3) | 5 (41.7) | 6 (40.0) | N/A | 7 (63.6) | 7 (46.7) | |
| Married or engaged | N/A | 1 (8.3) | 1 (6.7) | 2 (50.0) | N/A | 2 (13.3) | |
| Have a child, n (%) | |||||||
| Yes | N/A | 2 (16.7) | 2 (13.3) | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| No | 3 (100) | 10 (83.3) | 13 (86.7) | 4 (100) | 11 (100) | 15 (100) | |
| Phone type, n (%) | |||||||
| Analog phone (only for calls and text messages) | N/A | 3 (25.0) | 3 (20.0) | N/A | 1 (9.1) | 1 (6.7) | |
| Multimedia phone (has a camera and MP3b player but does not have the internet or apps) | 1 (33.3) | 3 (25.0) | 4 (26.7) | 1 (25.0) | N/A | 1 (6.7) | |
| Smartphone (has internet and apps) | 2 (66.7) | 6 (50.0) | 8 (53.3) | 3 (75.0) | 10 (90.9) | 13 (86.6) | |
| Duration of phone ownership, n (%) | |||||||
| Less than 1 month | N/A | 1 (8.3) | 1 (6.7) | 1 (25.0) | N/A | 1 (6.7) | |
| 1-3 months | 1 (33.3) | N/A | 1 (6.7) | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 3-6 months | N/A | 4 (33.3) | 4 (26.7) | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 6-12 months | 1 (33.3) | N/A | 1 (6.7) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (9.1) | 2 (13.3) | |
| More than one year | 1 (33.3) | 7 (58.4) | 8 (53.3) | 2 (50.0) | 10 (90.9) | 12 (80.0) | |
aN/A: not applicable.
bMP3: MPEG audio layer-3.