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. 2022 Aug 23;15:2273–2290. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S375395

Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of the Participants

Variable Type Frequency Percentage (%)
Gender Male 628 35.1
Female 1159 64.9
Age 18 747 41.8
19 669 37.4
20 289 16.2
21 59 3.3
22 14 1
22+ 4 0.4
Year of study 1st 1244 69.6
2nd 482 27
3rd 44 2.5
4th or more 17 1
Birthplace Urban 892 49.9
Rural 895 50.1
Years of cell-phone usage Less than 1 year 159 8.9
0–3 years 429 24
3.1–5 years 577 32.2
5.1–7 years 413 23.1
7.1–9 years 165 9.3
Over 9 years 44 2.5
Average daily duration of smartphone usage (hour) 0–3 191 10.7
3.1–6 873 48.9
6.1–9 446 25
More than 9 277 15.5
Average number of smartphone checks per day Less than 50 1375 76.9
51–100 215 12
101–150 69 3.9
More than 150 128 7.2