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Table 4 Markers of utilization of mHealth interventions in urban and rural populations

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

 

Urban

Rural

RR rur/urb (95 % CI)

p

n (%)

n (%)

Phone at follow-up is the same as enrollment (n = 69)

 Yes

43 (95.6)

20 (83.3)

0.87 (0.72–1.05)

0.16

 No

2 (4.4)

4 (16.7)

Receive message from team (n = 69)

 Yes

41 (91.1)

20 (83.3)

0.91 (0.75–1.12)

0.22

 No

4 (8.9)

4 (16.7)

Respond to message from team (n = 62)

 Yes

38 (92.7)

17 (81.0)

0.87 (0.70–1.09)

0.24

 No

3 (7.3)

4 (19.0)

Number did not change in last 12 months (n = 65)

 Yes

17 (38.6)

5 (23.8)

0.62 (0.26–1.44)

0.26

 No

27 (61.4)

16 (76.2)

Use of internet on phone (n = 62)

 Yes

21 (50.0)

3 (15.0)

0.30 (0.10–0.89)

0.03

 No

21 (50.0)

17 (85.0)

Type of cell phone plan (n = 65)

 Contract

3 (6.8)

1 (4.8)

0.70 (0.077–6.32)

0.75

 Prepaid

41 (93.2)

20 (95.2)

  1. Italic indicates statistically significant p value