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Table 7 Use of phone for health purposes (in the last year)

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

Used Mobile Phone for Health

Student Sample

Mirzapur General Population

 

(N = 436)

Whole sample

(N = 854)

Youth (18–24 years)

(N = 92)

 

Number (%)

Number (%)

Number (%)

Contacted Village Doctor by Phone

80 (18.3)

48 (5.6)

2 (2.2)

Contacted Doctor

76 (17.4)

73 (8.5)

13 (14.1)

Contacted Health Worker

31 (7.1)

12 (1.4)

3 (3.3)

Contacted Other Health Professional*

15 (3.4)

31 (3.6)

3 (3.3)

Got a Serial Number**

80 (18.3)

34 (4.0)

6 (6.5)

Tracked a Doctor***

43 (9.9)

28 (3.4)

5 (5.4)

GotAdvice on Condition/Treatment

37 (8.5)

66 (7.7)

14 (15.2)

Made a Complaint to a Healthcare Provider

11 (2.5)

6 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

  1. *This refers to pharmacists, private doctors, etc.
  2. **A local term for a doctor’s appointment
  3. ***This refers to checking whether a doctor is at his practice or not