Table 3.
Access to internet.
Variables | Respondents (n=376) | ||
Daily access to the internet, n (%) |
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No | 3 (0.8) | |
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Yes | 373 (99.2) | |
Primary device for accessing the internet, n (%) |
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Smartphone | 334 (88.8) | |
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Laptop | 21 (5.6) | |
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Personal computer | 6 (1.6) | |
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Others | 15 (4.0) | |
Time spent on the internet (hours per week), mean (SD) | 9.4 (4.9) | ||
Use of the internet on a smartphone for various activitiesa, mean (SD) |
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Online social networking | 4.5 (0.8) | |
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Send or receive emails | 4.0 (1.0) | |
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Geosocial networking apps or websites | 3.6 (1.1) | |
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Search for health-related information | 3.5 (0.9) | |
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Use health-related apps | 2.9 (1.1) |
aThis item was assessed using a 5-point Likert scale (1, never; 2, rarely; 3, sometimes; 4, often; 5, all the time).