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Table 2 Knowledge of use of mobile phones for healthcare by gender and programmes

From: Knowledge, attitude, and use of mHealth technology among students in Ghana: A university-based survey

Variables

Responses

Knowledge on use of mobile phones for accessing health information

p-value

Yes

No

Total

  

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

 

Gender

Male

350 (51.2)

168 (60.2)

518 (53.8)

.011*

Female

334 (48.8)

111 (39.8)

445 (46.2)

 

Total

684 (71)

279 (29)

963 (100)

 

Programmes

Non-health programmes

274 (40.1)

100 (35.8)

374 (38.8)

.223

Health programmes

410 (59.9)

179 (64.2)

589 (61.2)

 

Total

684 (71)

279 (29)

963 (100)

 
  1. *statistically significant at p<  0.05