Variable | Responses | Gender | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | Total | p-value | ||
n = 350 (%) | n = 334 (%) | n = 684 (%) | |||
Use of mHealth in the past 12 months | No | 203 (58) | 180 (53.9) | 383 (56) | .279 |
Yes | 147 (42) | 154 (46.1) | 301 (44) | ||
Frequency of mHealth use | many times, a day | 93 (26.6) | 83 (24.8) | 176 (25.7) | .351 |
at least once a day | 60 (17.1) | 45 (13.5) | 105 (15.3) | ||
at least a week | 77 (22) | 72 (21.6) | 149 (21.8) | ||
at least once a month/at least once in three months | 120 (34.3) | 134 (40.1) | 254 (37.1) | ||
Type of health service sought | Primary healthcare service (diagnosis, health advice and treatment) | 209 (59.7) | 186 (55.7) | 395 (57.7) | .159 |
Health education/information | 141 (40.3) | 148 (44.3) | 289 (42.2) | ||
mHealth service use | Text messages | 255 (72.9) | 236 (70.7) | 491 (71.8) | .523 |
Direct consultation over mobile phone | 95 (27.1) | 98 (29.3) | 193 (28.2) | ||
Other platforms for accessing Health information | 57 (16.3) | 22 (6.6) | 79 (11.5) | ||
111 (31.7) | 97 (29) | 208 (30.4) | .001* | ||
57 (16.3) | 57 (17.1) | 114 (16.7) | |||
snapchat | 31 (8.9) | 11 (3.3) | 42 (6.1) | ||
20 (5.7) | 29 (8.8) | 49 (7.2) | |||
YouTube | 74 (21.1) | 118 (35.3) | 192 (28.1) |