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Table 1 Ownership of mobile phones and sim cards

From: ‘We have the internet in our hands’: Bangladeshi college students’ use of ICTs for health information

 

Student Sample

Mirzapur General Population

 

(N = 436)

Whole sample

(N = 854)

Youth (18–24 years) (N = 92)

 

Number (%)

Number (%)

Number (%)

Own a mobile phone

403 (92.4)

471 (55.2)

55 (59.8)

Own a sim card

406 (93.1)

473 (55.4)

57 (62.0)

Smartphone

208 (47.7)

n/a

n/a

Feature Phone*

184 (42.2)

n/a

n/a

Use mobile phone several times a day

243 (55.7)

244 (28.6)

36 (39.1)

  1. *Feature phones are cheaper than smartphones and offer some, but not all, smartphone capabilities. These usually include touchscreens, text messaging, basic multimedia, internet capabilities, and access to social networking sites
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