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Table 3 Questionnaire responses at follow-up (n = 72)

From: Text message interventions for follow up of infants born to mothers positive for Chagas disease in Tucumán, Argentina: a feasibility study

Characteristic

n (%)

Length of time having cell phone

 <6 months

24 (33.3)

 6 months–<1 year

6 (8.3)

 1 Year–<2 years

17 (23.6)

 2 Years or more

20 (27.8)

 Don’t know/no answer

5 (6.9)

Age at first cell phone

 Less than 15

5 (6.9)

 15 To less than 20

28 (38.9)

 20 To less than 35

29 (40.2)

 35 Or more

1 (1.4)

 No answer

9 (12.5)

Cell phone plan

 Contract

5 (6.9)

 Prepaid

63 (87.5)

 Don’t know/no answer

4 (5.6)

Changed cell number in the last 12 months

 Yes

45 (65.2)

 No

13 (18.8)

 Don’t know/no answer

14 (19.4)

Primary use of the phone

 SMS

20 (27.8)

 Calls

3 (4.2)

 Both

44 (61.1)

 Don’t know/no answer

5 (6.9)

Use of internet on the phone

 Yes

24 (34.3)

 No access

41 (58.6)

 Don’t know/no answer

7 (9.7)

Regular access to the internet

 Yes

12 (17.4)

 No

56 (81.2)

 No answer

1 (1.4)