Table 2 Factors influencing ownership of mobile phones and use of SMS among caregivers and adult patients: results of multivariate analysis

Gender

Male

211

151 (71.6)

1.75 (1.21-2.51)

0.003

150

117 (78.0)

1.63 (0.97-2.74)

0.065

Female

956

565 (59.1)

1.0 (Ref.)

562

391 (69.6)

1.0 (Ref.)

Education

Higher

46

44 (95.7)

23.38 (4.92-111.14)

<0.001

44

42 (95.5)

33.04 (6.14-177.73)

<0.001

Secondary

295

220 (74.6)

3.20 (1.54-6.62)

0.002

219

189 (86.3)

7.94 (2.42-26.10)

0.001

Primary

675

410 (60.7)

1.78 (0.94-3.37)

0.077

408

270 (66.2)

2.78 (0.89-8.74)

0.079

No formal education

151

42 (27.8)

1.0 (Ref.)

41

7 (17.1)

1.0 (Ref.)

Age

15-19 years

83

24 (28.9)

0.17 (0.07-0.38)

<0.001

24

19 (79.2)

3.82 (1.01-14.50)

0.049

20-29 years

506

313 (61.9)

0.77 (0.44-1.33)

0.311

311

248 (79.7)

3.14 (1.66-5.94)

0.001

30-39 years

300

208 (69.3)

1.07 (0.59-1.94)

0.832

206

148 (71.8)

1.91 (0.96-3.78)

0.064

40-49 years

129

94 (72.9)

1.59 (0.83-3.05)

0.159

94

57 (60.6)

1.20 (0.55-2.58)

0.647

50+ years

149

77 (51.7)

1.0 (Ref.)

77

36 (46.8)

1.0 (Ref.)

Literacy

Able to read

916

641 (70.0)

3.74 (2.46-5.69)

<0.001

640

489 (76.4)

4.27 (1.92-9.49)

<0.001

Unable to read

251

75 (29.9)

1.0 (Ref.)

72

19 (26.4)

1.0 (Ref.)

Urbanization

Urban area

148

107 (72.3)

1.51 (1.03-2.23)

0.037

106

89 (84.0)

2.00 (1.19-3.37)

0.009

Rural area

1,019

609 (59.8)

1.0 (Ref.)

606

419 (69.1)

1.0 (Ref.)

Poverty index*

<30% of population

100

75 (75.0)

2.13 (1.04-4.36)

0.038

75

56 (74.7)

1.31 (0.57-3.00)

0.519

30-60% of population

552

349 (63.2)

1.37 (0.97-1.94)

0.074

346

245 (70.8)

0.92 (0.59-1.46)

0.733

>60% of population

515

292 (56.7)

1.0 (Ref.)

291

207 (71.1)

1.0 (Ref.)