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Table 5 Knowledge about calling available mHealth services HealthLine 789 and government mHealth services (UHC), adjusted for age, education and socioeconomic status in a household survey in rural Bangladesh

From: Gender differentials in readiness and use of mHealth services in a rural area of Bangladesh

 

HealthLine 789

Government mHealth services at UHC

Variables

aOR (95% CI)

p-value

aOR (95% CI)

p-value

Gender

 Male

5.9 (4.1–8.5)

<0.001

2.6 (2.0–3.4)

<0.001

Age (years)

 18–29

1.0

 

1.0

 

 30–39

0.5 (0.3–0.7)

<0.001

0.7 (0.5–1.0)

0.087

 40–49

0.2 (0.1–0.4)

<0.001

1.1 (0.8–1.6)

0.629

 50+

0.1 (0.0–0.1)

<0.001

0.4 (0.2–0.6)

<0.001

Education (years of schooling)

 None

1.0

 

1.0

 

 1–5 years

0.7 (0.4–1.1)

0.118

1.1 (0.7–1.6)

0.605

 6–10 years

1.9 (1.2–3.1)

0.005

2.1 (1.4–3.1)

<0.001

 11+ years

7.9 (4.5–13.9)

<0.001

3.0 (1.8–5.2)

<0.001

Socioeconomic status (asset index)

 Poorest

1.0

 

1.0

 

 2nd

13.1 (1.7–100.1)

0.013

0.7 (0.4–1.3)

0.275

 3rd

13.8 (1.8–104.3)

0.011

1.0 (0.6–1.8)

0.890

 4th

19.8 (2.7–147.5)

0.004

1.2 (0.7–2.0)

0.458

 Richest

73.1 (10.0–534.6)

<0.001

3.3 (2.0–5.3)

<0.001