Table 1 Phone ownership patterns by participant characteristics, including demographics, socioeconomic status, and health indicators.

From: Trends in mobile phone ownership, frequency of number changes, and implications for public health service delivery in Uganda, 2010–2020

 

Phone ownership

Yes

No

p-value

n (row%)

n (row%)

Overall

60,004 (61.8)

37,030 (38.2)

 

Sex

Men

30,129 (67.5)

14,490 (32.5)

< 0.001

Women

29,875 (57)

22,540 (43)

Age group

45+

4428 (70.6)

1840 (29.4)

< 0.001

34–44

17,201 (72.7)

6458 (27.3)

25–34

23,044 (69.9)

9908 (30.1)

15–24

15,331 (44.9)

18,824 (55.1)

Education level

Primary and below

34,784 (56.2)

27,117 (43.8)

< 0.001

Secondary and above

25,220 (71.8)

9913 (28.2)

Marital status

Married

37,513 (68.7)

17,103 (31.3)

< 0.001

Previously Married

10,114 (64.2)

5643 (35.8)

Never married

12,377 (46.4)

14,284 (53.6)

Community type

Trading community

24,089 (66.9)

11,912 (33.1)

< 0.001

Agrarian community

23,874 (59.3)

16,369 (40.7)

Fish landing site

12,041 (57.9)

8749 (42.1)

Socioeconomic status

Highest

18,882 (73.2)

6907 (26.8)

< 0.001

High middle

15,764 (68.1)

7376 (31.9)

Low-Middle

13,308 (57.8)

9704 (42.2)

Low

11,670 (48.6)

12,362 (51.4)

Missing

380 (35.8)

681 (64.2)

Number of sexual partners in past 12 months

0 to 1 partner

43,548 (58.1)

31,436 (41.9)

< 0.001

More than 1 partner

16,456 (74.6)

5594 (25.4)

HIV status

Negative

48,537 (61.5)

30,329 (38.5)

< 0.001

Positive

11,467 (63.1)

6701 (36.9)