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. 2022 Jun 10;13:100291. doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2022.100291

Table 2.

Phone and internet access.

Control Intervention Total
N 21 21 42
Type of Phone plana
 Monthly payment 6 (29%) 12 (57%) 18 (43%)
 Prepaid 14 (67%) 9 (43%) 23 (55%)
 Other 0 (0%) 2 (10%) 2 (5%)
 Not specified 1 (5%) 0 (0%) 1 (2%)
Regular internet access
 All the time 6 (29%) 10 (48%) 16 (38%)
 A large part of the day 14 (67%) 8 (38%) 22 (52%)
 Sometimes 1 (5%) 3 (14%) 4 (10%)
Access to the internet
 Phone and another source (e.g., computer) 4 (19%) 11 (52%) 15 (36%)
 Phone only 17 (81%) 10 (48%) 27 (64%)
Phone access personal or shared
 Personal phone 16 (76%) 17 (81%) 33 (79%)
 Family phone 4 (19%) 4 (19%) 8 (19%)
 Not specified 1 (5%) 0 (0%) 1 (2%)
Phone typea
 Android 21 (100%) 21 (100% 42 (100%)
 Other 1 (5%) 0 (0%) 1 (2%)
Phone company in Argentina used by participant
 Movistar 5 (24%) 5 (24%) 10 (24%)
 Claro 6 (29%) 6 (29%) 12 (29%)
 Personal 9 (43%) 8 (38%) 17 (40%)
 Other 0 (0%) 2 (10%) 2 (5%)
 Not specified 1 (5%) 0 (0%) 1 (2%)
Familiarity with using WhatsApp
 Very familiar 18 (85%) 19 (90%) 37 (88%)
 Familiar 2 (10%) 0 (0%) 2 (5%)
 A little familiar 0 (0%) 1 (5%) 1 (2%)
 Not familiar 1 (5%) 1 (5%) 2 (5%))
Familiarity with using other phone applications
Very familiar 6 (29%) 11 (52%) 17 (40%)
 Familiar 7 (33%) 5 (24%) 12 (29%)
 A little familiar 5 (24%) 4 (19%) 9 (21%)
 Not familiar 3 (14%) 1 (5%) 4 (10%)
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Individuals could have more than one type of phone plan and phone.