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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants

From: Does mobile phone ownership predict better utilization of maternal and newborn health services? a cross-sectional study in Timor-Leste

Variables

N (%) of the participants

P ***

Mobile phone owners 67 % (N = 364)

Non mobile phone owners 33 % (N = 217)

Total (N = 581)

Age

   

0.240

 ≤20

47(13)

30(14)

77(13)

 

 21–24

69(21)

46(19)

115(20)

 

 25–29

121(32)

48(24)

169(29)

 

 30–34

66(18)

41(20)

107(19)

 

 ≥35

61(16)

52(24)

113(19)

 

Mean (year) (SD)

27.5(0.44)

28.3(0.66)

27.8(0.39)

 

Education level

   

0.000

 No

51(16)

75(39)

126(23)

 

 Primary

84(22)

65(28)

149(24)

 

 Secondary or above

229(62)

77(33)

306(52)

 

Wealth Index

   

0.000

 Lowest

45(12)

73(33)

118(19)

 

 Fourth

52(12)

68(34)

120(19)

 

 Middle

74(22)

45(20)

119(22)

 

 Second

92(26)

15 (6)

107(19)

 

 Highest

101(28)

16(6)

117(21)

 

Parity

   

0.360

 1

57(15)

33(14)

90(15)

 

 2–3

128(38)

74(32)

202(36)

 

 ≥4

179(46)

110(53)

289(49)

 

Health facility travel timea

   

0.060

 0–60 min

261(74)

139(62)

400(70)

 

 >60 min

103(26)

77(38)

180(30)

 

Literacy

   

0.000

 Cannot read and write

81(25)

105(54)

186(34)

 

 Can read or write

283(75)

112(46)

395(66)

 

District

   

0.640

 Mahufahi

172(51)

121(48)

293(50)

 

 Ainaro

192(49)

96(52)

288(50)

 

Gestational months at 1st ANC visitb

345

188

533

0.090

 1–3

175(48)

94(42)

269(46)

 

 4–6

162(49)

82(50)

244(49)

 

 7–9

8(3)

12(8)

20(5)

 
  1. aOne data point is missing
  2. b533 women had at least 1 ANC visit when they had their last child
  3. ***All p-values are produced using Chi-square test, adjusted for cluster effect