Table 1.
Participant cellphone characteristics at baseline.
| Variables | Standard condition (answered yes; n=37), n (%) | TMIa condition (answered yes; n=40), n (%) |
| It is my own phone | 32 (86) | 34 (85) |
| It is a phone owned by a friend, partner, or relative | 5 (13) | 6 (15) |
| It is a phone obtained through a benefits program | 13 (32) | 21 (52) |
| It is a smartphone | 31 (84) | 29 (73) |
| I have unlimited minutes on this phone | 23 (62) | 31 (78) |
| I have unlimited texts on this phone | 25 (68) | 32 (80) |
| I have unlimited data on this phone | 15 (40) | 22 (55) |
| I can view webpages on this phone because I have a data plan | 27 (73) | 27 (67) |
| I can only view webpages on this phone when I’m connected to the Wi-Fi | 15 (40) | 20 (50) |
aTMI: text messaging–based intervention.