Table 2

Mobile phone utilisation of mothers who vaccinated their infants in health facilities of Gondar city administration, northwest Ethiopia, 2018

CharacteristicsTotal (%)
Duration of mobile phone use
 <1 year54 (11.8)
 1–2 years78 (17.1)
 >2 years324 (71.1)
Type of current mobile phone
 Regular/Standard232 (50.9)
 Smart224 (49.1)
Changed phone number in the last 12 months
 No425 (93.2)
 Yes31 (6.8)
Have additional phone number
 No411 (90.1)
 Yes45 (9.9)
Usually experienced mobile network challenges
 No415 (91.1)
 Yes41 (8.9)
Problem keeping a mobile phone charged
 No420 (92.1)
 Yes36 (7.9)
Switch off mobile phone during day time
 No427 (93.6)
 Yes29 (6.4)
Can read mobile text message
 No41 (9)
 Yes415 (91)
Can send mobile text message
 No58 (12.7)
 Yes398 (87.3)
Shared mobile phone with others in the house
 No400 (87.7)
 Yes56 (12.3)