Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants, stratified by cell phone ownership (n = 174)
Demographic Characteristic | Owns Cell Phone (n = 79) | Does not Own a Cell Phone (n = 95) | Total Participants (n = 174) |
|---|---|---|---|
Maternal Age group (p = 0.57) Range 16-60yrs Mean 25.4 (± 7.5 SD) | |||
 Adolescent (16–19) | 20 (25.3%) | 19 (20%) | 39 (22.4%) |
 Young Twenties (20–29) | 32 (40.5%) | 43(45.3%) | 75 (43.1%) |
 Older (≥ 30) | 22 (27.8%) | 32 (33.7%) | 54 (31.0%) |
 Missing | 5 (6.3%) | 1 (1.1%) | 7 (4.0%) |
Married (p = 0.98) | |||
 Yes | 65 (82.3%) | 78 (82.1%) | 143 (82.0%) |
 No | 14 (17.7%) | 17 (17.9%) | 31 (18.0%) |
Current Child Age group (p = 0.56) Range 123–180 days Mean 147.1 (± 14.3 SD) | |||
  ≤ 151 days (≤ 4 months) | 50 (63.3%) | 56 (58.95%) | 106 (60.9%) |
  > 151 days (> 4 months) | 29 (36.7%) | 39 (41.05%) | 68 (39.1%) |
Number of living children (p = 0.96) Range 1–8 Mean 2.7 (± 1.8 SD) | |||
  < 3 children | 46 (58.2%) | 55 (57.9%) | 101(58.0%) |
  ≥ 3 children | 33 (41.8%) | 40 (42.1%) | 73 (42.0%) |
Maternal Education Level (p = 0.006)* | |||
 High Level of Education (US middle school or greater (standard 6 to form 4)) | 59 (74.7%) | 52 (54.7%) | 111 (63.8%) |
 Lower Level of Education (US elementary to no formal education (Standard 1 to 5 or no formal education)) | 20 (25.3%) | 43 (45.3%) | 63 (36.2%) |
Household wealth (p < 0.001)* Range 0–6.7 Mean 0.4 (± 0.71 SD) | |||
 High Household wealtha | 45 (57.0%) | 16 (16.8%) | 61 (35.0%) |
 Low Household wealtha | 34 (43.0%) | 79 (83.2%) | 113 (65.0%) |
Household size (p = 0.18) Range 1–15 Mean 5.0 (± 2.0 SD) | |||
  ≤ 4 in household | 31 (39.2%) | 47 (49.5%) | 78 (44.8%) |
  > 4 in household | 48 (60.8%) | 48 (50.5%) | 96 (55.2%) |
Food Insecurity Score (p = 0.09) Range 0–31 Mean 10.4 (± 8.1 SD) | |||
 High (Score ≥ 9 on HFIAS) | 34 (43.0%) | 53 (55.8%) | 87 (50.0%) |
 Low (Score < 9 on HFIAS) | 45 (57.0%) | 42 (44.2%) | 87 (50.0%) |