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. 2022 Jan 20;8:7. doi: 10.21037/mhealth-21-23

Table 3. Correlates of smartphone access.

Characteristic N Smartphone, n (%) Unadjusted prevalence ratio (95% CI) P value Adjusted prevalence ratio (95% CI) P value
Overall 599 288 (48.1)
Clinic
   HIV care 299 156 (52.2) 1.19 (0.99–1.42) 0.07 1.18 (1.01–1.38) 0.04
   General outpatient 300 132 (44.0) Ref.
Site
   National referral hospital 199 110 (55.3) Ref. Ref.
   County referral hospital 200 98 (49.0) 0.89 (0.72–1.09) 0.25 0.90 (0.75–1.09) 0.29
   Sub-county hospital 200 80 (40.0) 0.72 (0.58–0.90) 0.004 0.73 (0.59–0.91) 0.006
Age group, years
   14–19 358 131 (36.6) Ref. Ref.
   20–24 241 157 (65.1) 1.78 (1.50–2.11) <0.001 1.58 (1.30–1.92) <0.001
Gender
   Male 227 114 (50.2) Ref.
   Female 371 173 (46.6) 0.93 (0.78–1.10) 0.39
Education level
   Primary school completed 112 21 (18.8) Ref. Ref.
   Secondary school completed 392 181 (46.2) 2.46 (1.67–3.63) <0.001 2.59 (1.76–3.81) <0.001
   Above secondary school 95 86 (90.5) 4.83 (3.30–7.07) <0.001 3.61 (2.41–5.41) <0.001
Living situationa
   With parent(s)/guardian(s)/older relative(s) 459 218 (47.5) 0.96 (0.79–1.18) 0.72
   Boarding school 109 39 (35.8) 0.71 (0.53–0.94) 0.02 0.83 (0.60–1.13) 0.23
   Live in >1 place 140 69 (49.3) 1.04 (0.85–1.26) 0.71
Orphanhood
   Double (both parents died before age 18) 49 24 (49.0) Ref.
   Maternal (mother died before age 18) 37 17 (45.9) 0.94 (0.61–1.44) 0.77
   Paternal (father died before age 18) 73 42 (57.5) 1.17 (0.85–1.63) 0.33
   None (both parents alive up to age 18) 408 188 (46.1) 0.94 (0.70–1.27) 0.69
Financial supporta
   Parent(s)/guardian(s) 352 170 (48.3) 1.02 (0.86–1.21) 0.86
   Self (paid work) 7 4 (57.1) 1.19 (0.68–2.10) 0.54
   Other 240 121 (50.4) 1.09 (0.92–1.29) 0.33

a, living situation and financial support options are not mutually exclusive; participants could choose more than 1 option. CI, confidence interval.