TABLE 1.
Distribution of gadget use by socio‐demographic characteristics of the participants (n = 1803)
| Variable | Using gadgets | χ2 test (P‐value) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | No (%) | ||
| Gender | |||
| Male | 789 (89.25) | 95 (10.75) | 5.33 (.021)* |
| Female | 786 (85.52) | 133 (14.47) | |
| Medium of education | |||
| Bangla | 1147 (90.52) | 120 (9.47) | 123.71 (<.001)* |
| English | 213 (95.55) | 10 (4.48) | |
| Madrasha | 215 (68.69) | 98 (3.13) | |
| Place of residence | |||
| Rural | 717 (84.05) | 136 (15.54) | 16.25 (.0002)* |
| Sub‐urban | 190 (89.20) | 23 (10.79) | |
| Urban | 668 (90.63) | 69 (9.36) | |
| Type of population | |||
| Aboriginal | 381 (85.61) | 64 (14.38) | 1.41 (.2349) |
| Nonaboriginal | 1194 (87.9) | 164 (12.07) | |
| Family monthly income | |||
| <10 000 (118 USD) | 363 (81.94) | 80 (18.05) | 35.07 (<.0001)* |
| 10 000‐20 000 (118‐236 USD) | 316 (83.15) | 64 (16.84) | |
| 20 000‐30 000 (236‐354 USD) | 375 (89.71) | 43 (10.27) | |
| 30 000‐50 000 (354‐590 USD) | 294 (93.63) | 20 (6.37) | |
| >50 000 (590 USD) | 227 (91.53) | 21 (8.46) | |
| Father's education | |||
| None | 102 (71.83) | 40 (28.16) | 62.89 (<.0001)* |
| Primary | 384 (83.29) | 77 (16.70) | |
| SSC | 330 (86.16) | 53 (13.83) | |
| HSC | 269 (90.87) | 27 (9.21) | |
| Graduation | 219 (93.58) | 15 (6.41) | |
| Post‐graduation | 271 (94.42) | 16 (5.57) | |
| Mother's education | |||
| None | 111 (74.00) | 39 (26.00) | 63.46 (<.0001)* |
| Primary | 430 (81.91) | 95 (18.09) | |
| SSC | 407 (90.04) | 45 (9.95) | |
| HSC | 249 (89.56) | 29 (10.43) | |
| Graduation | 198 (95.19) | 10 (4.81) | |
| Post‐graduation | 180 (94.74) | 10 (5.26) | |
| Body mass index | |||
| Underweight | 664 (84.26) | 124 (15.73) | 13.229 (.0041)* |
| Normal | 727 (89.42) | 86 (10.57) | |
| Overweight | 111 (89.51) | 13 (10.48) | |
| Obese | 73 (93.58) | 5 (6.41) | |
*
p < 0.05.