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. 2021 Nov 19;23(11):e26480. doi: 10.2196/26480

Table 5.

Logistic regression analysis of the factors predicting willingness to use smartphone-based electronic readers.

Variables Total (n=608), n (%) Willing to use readers Adjusted odds ratioa (95% CI) P value
Yes (n=493), n (%) No (n=115), n (%)






Demographics characteristics

Age (years)


26-40 330 (54.3) 258 (52.3) 72 (62.6) 0.61 (0.24-1.52) .29


>40 187 (30.8) 163 (33.1) 24 (20.9) 1.57 (0.50-4.94) .44


≤25 91 (15) 72 (14.6) 19 (16.5) 1

Marital status


Single 296 (48.7) 234 (47.5) 62 (53.9) 1.81 (0.68-4.76) .23


Married 215 (35.4) 181 (36.7) 34 (29.6) 2.13 (0.81-5.63) .13


Divorced/separated 97 (16) 78 (15.8) 19 (16.5) 1

Highest education level


College/University 314 (51.6) 256 (51.9) 58 (50.4) 0.69 (0.32-1.45) .32


Postgraduate 40 (6.6) 32 (6.5) 8 (7) 1.22 (0.31-4.73) .78


High school 254 (41.8) 205 (41.6) 49 (42.6) 1

Monthly income (USD)


<230 24 (3.9) 17 (3.4) 7 (6.1) 2.23 (0.32-15.48) .42


230-780 273 (44.9) 225 (45.6) 48 (41.7) 1.06 (0.53-2.10) .87


>780 311 (51.2) 251 (50.1) 60 (52.2) 1
Sexual behaviors

Role during sex with regular partner in the last 6 months


Both 168 (27.6) 120 (24.3) 48 (41.7) 0.99 (0.39-2.51) .98


Receptive 101 (16.6) 41 (8.3) 60 (52.2) 0.05 (0.02-0.14) <.001b


Insertive 185 (30.4) 169 (34.3) 16 (13.9) 1

Unprotected anal intercourse with regular partner in the last 6 months


Yes 173 (28.5) 155 (31.4) 18 (15.7) 3.04 (1.19-7.74) .02c


No 364 (59.9) 278 (56.4) 86 (74.8) 1

Ever considered self-testing at home prior to sex


Yes 476 (78.3) 402 (81.5) 74 (64.3) 2.99 (1.13-7.90) .03c


No 132 (21.7) 91 (18.5) 41 (35.7) 1
HIV testing history

How often do you test for HIV?


3 months 338 (55.6) 285 (57.8) 53 (46.1) 2.44 (0.95-6.31) .07


6 months 130 (21.4) 98 (19.9) 32 (27.8) 0.47 (0.17-1.33) .16


1 year or more 140 (23) 110 (22.3) 30 (26.1) 1

aAdjusted for age, income, marital status, and level of education.

bSignificant at P<.01.

cStatistically significant at P<.05.