Table 2.
Access to short message service (SMS) among non-phone-owning women (N 81)
| Variable | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Owner of phone to which woman has access | ||
| Husband/male partner | 76 | 93·8 |
| Female household member | 3 | 3·7 |
| Neighbour | 2 | 2·5 |
| Woman’s ability to use phone | ||
| Can use phone without asking permission | 18 | 22·2 |
| Must ask permission to use phone | 63 | 77·8 |
| Frequency with which woman uses phone | ||
| Never | 13 | 16·1 |
| Rarely (once/month or less) | 19 | 23·5 |
| Occasionally (2–4 times/month) | 6 | 7·4 |
| A few times per week | 13 | 16·1 |
| Every day | 30 | 37·0 |
| Frequency with which phone owner shares SMS with woman | ||
| Rarely (maximum of 1–2 times in total) | 16 | 19·8 |
| About once/month | 8 | 9·9 |
| Several times/month | 7 | 8·6 |
| About once/week | 12 | 14·8 |
| Several times/week | 37 | 45·7 |
| Missing | 1 | 1·2 |
| How phone owner most commonly shares SMS with woman | ||
| Reads SMS aloud | 30 | 37·0 |
| Shows phone directly to her | 36 | 44·4 |
| Paraphrases/summarises SMS | 12 | 14·8 |
| Missing | 3 | 3·7 |
| Woman is shown WN-SMS in her preferred way | 48 | 59·3 |
WN, Wazazi Nipendeni.