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Table 1 Baseline characteristics by participation

From: Utilization of a mobile phone application to increase access to sexual and reproductive health information, goods, and services among university students in Uganda

Characteristics

All, n (%)

Downloaded, n (%)

Refused, n (%)

P-value

Age (median (IQR), [range])

22 (21, 23) [18,30])

22 (21, 23) [18,30])

22 (21, 23) [18,30])

 

Gender

   

0.389

 Male

210 (38.7)

176 (37.9)

34 (43.0)

 

 Female

333 (61.3)

288 (62.1)

45 (56.9)

 

Residence

   

0.888

 Hall on campus

135 (24.9)

116 (25.0)

19 (24.1)

 

 Off-campus hostel

294 (54.1)

248 (53.5)

46 (58.2)

 

 Rental home

101 (18.6)

88 (18.9)

13 (16.5)

 

 Own home

02 (0.37)

02 (0.4)

00 (0.0)

 

 Parent's home

11 (2.03)

10 (2.2)

01 (1.3)

 

Home town

   

0.684

 Urban

229 (42.2)

196 (42.5)

32 (40.5)

 

 Peri-urban

177 (32.6)

148 (31.9)

29 (36.7)

 

 Rural

137 (25.2)

119 (25.7)

18 (22.8)

 

Marital status

   

0.928

 Dating

298 (54.9)

255 (54.9)

43 (54.4)

 

 Single

225 (41.4)

191 (41.2)

34 (43.0)

 

 Cohabiting

14 (2.6)

13 (2.8)

01 (1.3)

 

 Married

04 (0.7)

03 (0.7)

01 (1.3)

 

 Divorced

01 (0.2)

01 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

 

 Widow/widowed

01 (0.2)

01 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

 

Year of study

   

0.144

 Year 1

170 (31.3)

140 (30.2)

30 (37.9)

 

 Year 2

205 (37.8)

173 (37.3)

32 (40.5)

 

 Year 3

142 (26.2)

130 (28.0)

12 (15.2)

 

 Year 4

24 (4.4)

19 (4.1)

05 (6.3)

 

 Year 5

02 (0.37)

02 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

 

Employment

   

0.512

 None

464 (85.5)

399 (85.9)

65 (82.3)

 

 Paid employee

46 (8.47)

36 (7.8)

10 (12.7)

 

 Volunteer

01 (0.18)

01 (0.2)

0 (0.00)

 

 Self-employed

32 (5.9)

28 (6.0)

04 (5.7)

 

Tuition source

   

0.78

 Parent/guardian

391 (72.0)

322 (71.5)

59 (74.7)

 

 Self

20 (3.7)

18 (3.9)

02 (2.5)

 

 Government

104 (19.2)

88 (18.9)

16 (20.3)

 

 Scholarship

27 (4.9)

25 (5.4)

02 (2.5)

 

 Others

01 (0.2)

01 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

 

Religion

   

0.631

 Christian

487 (89.7)

418 (90.1)

69 (82.3)

 

 Muslim

43 (7.9)

36 (7.8)

07 (8.9)

 

 Others

13 (2.4)

10 (2.2)

03 (3.8)