| Literature DB >> 30108036 |
Sarah M Jabour1, Alexis Page1, Seventy F Hall2, Lycinda Rodriguez3, Wendy C Shields4, Anika Ah Alvanzo1.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Information and communication technologies (ICT) offer the potential for delivering health care interventions to low socioeconomic populations who often face barriers in accessing health care. However, most studies on ICT for health education and interventions have been conducted in clinical settings.Entities:
Keywords: alcohol; internet communication technology; smartphones; stress; urban; women
Mesh:
Year: 2018 PMID: 30108036 PMCID: PMC6113594 DOI: 10.2196/jmir.9962
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Internet Res ISSN: 1438-8871 Impact factor: 5.428
Demographic characteristics of participants.
| Characteristic | Total recruited (n=220) | Recruited from salons (n=57) | Recruited from CAPCsa (n=163) | ||||||
| Age, mean (SD) | 44.7 (12.11) | 41.8 (13.0) | 45.7 (11.7) | .04 | |||||
| .03 | |||||||||
| Black | 185 (84.1) | 52 (91.2) | 133 (81.6) | ||||||
| White | 22 (10.0) | 1 (1.8) | 21 (12.9) | ||||||
| Other | 13 (5.9) | 4 (7.0) | 9 (5.5) | ||||||
| <.001 | |||||||||
| ≤ High school or GEDb | 47 (21.4) | 2 (3.5) | 45 (27.6) | ||||||
| High school or GED | 81 (36.8) | 12 (21.1) | 69 (42.3) | ||||||
| >High school | 92 (41.8) | 43 (75.4) | 49 (30.1) | ||||||
| .001 | |||||||||
| Single (never married) | 114 (51.8) | 25 (43.9) | 89 (54.6) | ||||||
| Married or living as married | 43 (19.6) | 21 (36.8) | 22 (13.5) | ||||||
| Previously married (divorced, separated, or widowed) | 63 (28.6) | 11 (19.3) | 52 (31.9) | ||||||
| Employed for wages | 87 (39.9) | 41 (71.9) | 46 (28.6) | <.001 | |||||
| Self-employed | 8 (3.7) | 2 (3.5) | 6 (3.7) | 1.00 | |||||
| Unemployed | 38 (17.4) | 5 (8.8) | 33 (20.5) | .07 | |||||
| Disabled | 50 (22.9) | 0 (0.0) | 50 (31.1) | <.001 | |||||
| Homemaker | 13 (6.0) | 0 (0.0) | 13 (8.1) | .02 | |||||
| Student | 10 (4.6) | 4 (7.0) | 6 (3.7) | .29 | |||||
| Retired | 10 (4.6) | 5 (8.8) | 5 (3.1) | .13 | |||||
| <.001 | |||||||||
| <US $25,000 | 140 (64.5) | 3 (5.6) | 137 (84.0) | ||||||
| ≥US $25,000 | 77 (35.5) | 51 (94.4) | 26 (16.0) | ||||||
aCAPC: Community Action Partnership Center.
bGED: General Equivalency Diploma.
cRespondents able to select multiple options.
Cell phone use characteristics of participants.
| Cell phone use characteristics | Total (n=220) | Salons (n=57) | CAPCsa (n=163) | |||
| 0.12 | ||||||
| No | 8 (3.6) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (4.9) | |||
| Yes | 212 (96.4) | 57 (100) | 155 (95.1) | |||
| .33 | ||||||
| Smartphone | 189 (89.2) | 53 (93.0) | 136 (87.7) | |||
| Other, nonsmartphone | 23 (10.8) | 4 (7.0) | 19 (12.3) | |||
| .20 | ||||||
| Belongs to me | 206 (97.2) | 57 (100) | 149 (96.1) | |||
| Belongs to someone else | 6 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (3.9) | |||
| <.001 | ||||||
| ≤1 year | 57 (27.7) | 5 (8.8) | 52 (34.9) | |||
| >1 year | 146 (70.9) | 49 (86.0) | 97 (65.1) | |||
| Don’t know | 3 (1.5) | 3 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) | |||
| <.001 | ||||||
| 0 days | 127 (62.0) | 47 (82.5) | 80 (54.1) | |||
| 1-4 days | 53 (25.9) | 9 (15.8) | 44 (29.7) | |||
| >5 days | 25 (12.2) | 1 (1.8) | 24 (16.2) | |||
| .004 | ||||||
| Pay per month | 181 (87.9) | 56 (98.2) | 125 (83.9) | |||
| Pay as you go (you have to add minutes) | 6 (2.9) | 1 (1.8) | 5 (3.4) | |||
| Other | 19 (9.2) | 0 (0.0) | 19 (12.8) | |||
| .30 | ||||||
| Daily | 175 (85.0) | 52 (91.2) | 123 (82.6) | |||
| Weekly to monthly | 14 (6.8) | 3 (5.3) | 11 (7.4) | |||
| Rarely to never | 17 (8.3) | 2 (3.5) | 15 (10.1) | |||
| .005 | ||||||
| Daily | 145 (70.4) | 49 (86.0) | 96 (64.4) | |||
| Weekly to monthly | 10 (4.9) | 2 (3.5) | 8 (5.4) | |||
| Rarely or never | 51 (24.8) | 6 (10.5) | 45 (30.2) | |||
| .82 | ||||||
| Daily | 148 (71.8) | 43 (75.4) | 105 (70.5) | |||
| Weekly to monthly | 12 (5.8) | 3 (5.3) | 9 (6.0) | |||
| Rarely or never | 46 (22.3) | 11 (19.3) | 35 (23.5) | |||
aCAPC: Community Action Partnership Center.
bIncludes responses only from those reporting at least weekly cell phone use.
cIncludes responses only from those reporting at least weekly cell phone use and cell phone belongs to them.
Computer use characteristics of participants.
| Computer use characteristics | Total (n=220) | Salons (n=57) | CAPCsa (n=163) | |||
| <.001 | ||||||
| Daily | 98 (44.5) | 44 (77.2) | 54 (33.1) | |||
| Weekly to monthly | 49 (22.3) | 9 (15.8) | 40 (24.5) | |||
| Rarely to never | 73 (33.2) | 4 (7.0) | 69 (42.3) | |||
| I don't use the internet | 10 (5.3) | 1 (1.9) | 9 (6.7) | .29 | ||
| Home | 115 (61.5) | 40 (75.5) | 75 (56.0) | .02 | ||
| Work | 58 (31.0) | 33 (62.3) | 25 (18.7) | <.001 | ||
| Library | 54 (28.9) | 6 (11.3) | 48 (35.8) | .001 | ||
| Other | 38 (20.3) | 11 (20.8) | 27 (20.1) | .40 | ||
| <.001 | ||||||
| Daily | 97 (51.6) | 41 (75.9) | 56 (41.8) | |||
| Weekly to monthly | 30 (16.0) | 9 (16.7) | 21 (15.7) | |||
| Rarely to never | 61 (32.4) | 4 (7.4) | 57 (42.5) | |||
| <.001 | ||||||
| Daily | 107 (56.9) | 42 (77.8) | 65 (48.5) | |||
| Weekly to monthly | 34 (18.1) | 9 (16.7) | 25 (18.7) | |||
| Rarely to never | 47 (25.0) | 3 (5.6) | 44 (32.8) | |||
aCAPC: Community Action Partnership Center.
bRespondents able to select multiple options.
cExcludes those reporting never using a computer.
ICT (information and communication technology) and access of health and safety information.
| Characteristic | Total (n=220) | Salons (n=57) | CAPCsa (n=163) | ||||
| .10 | |||||||
| Daily | 78 (37.9) | 15 (26.3) | 63 (42.3) | ||||
| Weekly | 29 (14.1) | 9 (15.8) | 20 (13.4) | ||||
| Monthly | 20 (9.7) | 9 (15.8) | 11 (7.4) | ||||
| Rarely to never | 79 (38.3) | 24 (42.1) | 55 (36.9) | ||||
| .09 | |||||||
| No | 97 (45.8) | 32 (56.1) | 65 (41.9) | ||||
| Yes | 115 (54.2) | 25 (43.9) | 90 (58.1) | ||||
| .35 | |||||||
| No | 117 (55.5) | 35 (61.4) | 82 (53.2) | ||||
| Yes | 94 (44.5) | 22 (38.6) | 72 (46.8) | ||||
| .01 | |||||||
| Daily | 47 (25.0) | 14 (25.9) | 33 (24.6) | ||||
| Weekly | 27 (14.4) | 9 (16.7) | 18 (13.4) | ||||
| Monthly | 23 (12.2) | 13 (24.1) | 10 (7.5) | ||||
| Rarely to never | 91 (48.4) | 18 (33.3) | 73 (54.5) | ||||
| .75 | |||||||
| No | 92 (48.9) | 25 (46.3) | 67 (50.0) | ||||
| Yes | 96 (51.1) | 29 (53.7) | 67 (50.0) | ||||
| .63 | |||||||
| No | 104 (55.3) | 28 (51.9) | 76 (56.7) | ||||
| Yes | 84 (44.7) | 26 (48.1) | 58 (43.3) | ||||
aCAPC: Community Action Partnership Center.
bIncludes responses only from those reporting at least weekly cell phone use and cell phone belongs to them.
cIncludes responses only from those reporting at least weekly cell phone use.
dExcludes those reporting never using a computer.
Demographic associations with cell phone use.
| Characteristic | Smartphone ownership, ORa (95% CI) | Daily text messages, | Daily email messages, | Daily internet access, | Weekly health/safety | ||||
| Age | 0.92 (0.87-0.97)b | 0.88 (0.83-0.93)b | 0.93 (0.90-0.96)b | 0.89 (0.85-0.93)b | 0.96 (0.94-0.99)b | ||||
| <High school or GEDc (reference) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| High school or GED | 0.45 (0.13-1.55) | 1.06 (0.35-3.25) | 1.26 (0.54-2.95) | 1.18 (0.47-2.96) | 1.30 (0.58-2.94) | ||||
| >High school | 0.99 (0.21-4.65) | 0.52 (0.15-1.85) | 2.09 (0.78-5.61) | 5.10 (1.62-16.00)b | 2.42 (0.99-5.93) | ||||
| Not working (reference) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Working | 5.12 (1.05-24.95)b | 2.28 (0.71-7.30) | 1.24 (0.55-2.80) | 1.23 (0.50-3.05) | 1.85 (0.91-3.74) | ||||
| <US $25,000 (reference) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| ≥US $25,000 | 1.07 (0.27-4.22) | 3.34 (0.96-11.59) | 2.50 (1.00-6.26)e | 0.57 (0.20-1.57) | 0.42 (0.20-0.92)b | ||||
aOR: odds ratio.
bStatistically significant.
cGED: General Equivalency Diploma.
dWorking defined as employed for wages and self-employed; not working defined as out of work, homemaker, student, retired, or disabled.
eAppears statistically significant only because of rounding.
Demographic associations with computer use.
| Characteristic | Daily email messages, | Daily internet access, | Weekly health or safety info, | |
| Age | 1.00 (0.97-1.03) | 1.00 (0.97-1.02) | 1.00 (0.97-1.02) | |
| <High school or GEDb (reference) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| High school or GED | 0.98 (0.38-2.52) | 0.88 (0.35-2.21) | 1.57 (0.58-4.22) | |
| >High school | 1.48 (0.55-3.96) | 1.43 (0.54-3.78) | 2.38 (0.86-6.57) | |
| Not working (reference) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Working | 1.62 (0.79-3.32) | 1.85 (0.90-3.78) | 1.06 (0.52-2.13) | |
| <US $25,000 (reference) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| ≥US $25,000 | 4.00 (1.88-8.51)d | 2.87 (1.34-6.15)d | 1.26 (0.62-2.59) | |
aOR: odds ratio.
bGED: General Equivalency Diploma.
cWorking defined as employed for wages and self-employed; not working defined as out of work, homemaker, student, retired, or disabled.
dStatistically significant.