Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the study population by mobile phone ownership in a prospective study of mobile phone ownership in Migori, Kenya, between February and November 2018.
| Characteristic | Total (N=3299) | Owners (n=2351) | Sharers (n=394) | Nonusers (n=554) | |||||
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 38.2 (11.3) | 38.0 (10.9) | 35.4 (10.9) | 40.5 (12.6) | |||||
| Age (years; n=3295), n (%) | |||||||||
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25-29 | 955 (29) | 647 (27.5) | 162 (41.1) | 146 (26.5) | ||||
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30-39 | 1025 (31.1) | 765 (32.6) | 112 (28.4) | 148 (26.8) | ||||
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40-49 | 686 (20.8) | 520 (22.1) | 67 (17.0) | 99 (17.9) | ||||
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50-59 | 453 (13.8) | 312 (13.3) | 39 (9.9) | 102 (18.5) | ||||
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60-65 | 176 (5.3) | 105 (4.5) | 14 (3.6) | 57 (10.3) | ||||
| Relationship status, n (%) | |||||||||
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Single | 37 (1.1) | 27 (1.1) | 5 (1.3) | 5 (0.9) | ||||
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Single with partner | 11 (0.3) | 9 (0.4) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | ||||
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Married | 2510 (76.1) | 1779 (75.7) | 348 (88.3) | 383 (69.1) | ||||
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Widowed | 702 (21.3) | 502 (21.3) | 39 (9.9) | 161 (29.1) | ||||
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Separated or divorced | 39 (1.2) | 34 (1.5) | 1 (0.3) | 4 (0.7) | ||||
| Live with partner (n=2521), n (%) | |||||||||
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Yes | 2364 (93.8) | 1655 (92.6) | 341 (97.7) | 368 (95.8) | ||||
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No | 157 (6.2) | 133 (7.4) | 8 (2.3) | 16 (4.2) | ||||
| Education level, n (%) | |||||||||
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Primary school or less | 2779 (84.2) | 1900 (80.8) | 346 (87.8) | 533 (96.2) | ||||
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Some secondary school | 520 (15.8) | 451 (19.2) | 48 (12.2) | 21 (3.8) | ||||
| Work outside of home, n (%) | |||||||||
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Yes | 1893 (57.4) | 1442 (61.3) | 194 (49.2) | 257 (46.4) | ||||
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No | 1406 (42.6) | 909 (38.7) | 200 (50.8) | 297 (53.6) | ||||
| Number of children, mean (SD) | 4.9 (2.9) | 4.8 (2.8) | 4.8 (3.1) | 5.4 (3.1) | |||||
| Previous cervical cancer screening, n (%) | |||||||||
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Yes | 497 (15.1) | 413 (17.6) | 41 (10.4) | 43 (7.8) | ||||
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No | 2799 (84.8) | 1937 (82.4) | 353 (89.6) | 509 (91.9) | ||||
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Unsure | 3 (0.1) | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.3) | ||||
| Previous testing for HIV, n (%) | |||||||||
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Yes | 3185 (96.5) | 2288 (97.3) | 379 (96.2) | 518 (93.5) | ||||
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No | 102 (3.1) | 57 (2.4) | 14 (3.6) | 31 (5.6) | ||||
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Unsure | 12 (0.4) | 6 (0.3) | 1 (0.2) | 5 (0.9) | ||||
| HIV status (n=3182)a, n (%) | |||||||||
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Positive | 773 (24.3) | 587 (25.7) | 63 (16.6) | 123 (23.7) | ||||
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Negative | 2390 (75) | 1688 (73.8) | 313 (82.6) | 389 (75.1) | ||||
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Unsure | 19 (0.6) | 10 (0.4) | 3 (0.8) | 6 (1.2) | ||||
| Currently using family planning or contraception, n (%) | |||||||||
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Yes | 1328 (40.3) | 996 (42.4) | 165 (41.9) | 167 (30.1) | ||||
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No | 1921 (58.2) | 1323 (56.3) | 221 (56.1) | 377 (68.1) | ||||
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Unsure | 3 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | ||||
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Not sexually active | 47 (1.4) | 30 (1.3) | 8 (2) | 9 (1.6) | ||||
| Human papillomavirus result, n (%) | |||||||||
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Positive | 551 (16.7) | 393 (16.7) | 66 (16.8) | 92 (16.6) | ||||
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Negative | 2748 (83.3) | 1958 (83.3) | 328 (83.2) | 462 (83.4) | ||||
aA total of 3 participants refused to answer.