Table 1 Descriptive data of socio-demographic characteristics and MP usage (N = 7102)
Characteristic | Prevalence n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | |
Male | 3613 (50.87) | |
Female | 3489 (49.13) | |
Age | Â | |
12 | 248 (3.49) | |
13 | 968 (13.63) | |
14 | 1340 (18.87) | |
15 | 1355 (19.08) | |
16 | 1119 (15.76) | |
17 | 906 (12.76) | |
18 | 669 (9.42) | |
19 | 194 (2.73) | |
20 | 19 (0.27) | |
Urban/Rural | Â | |
Rural | 2069 (29.13) | |
Urban | 5033 (70.87) | |
MP Ownership | Â | |
Own MP | 5668 (79.81) | |
Don't own MP | 1434 (20.19) | |
Whether close to mobile base stations | Â | |
Close to mobile base stations | 3920 (55.20) | |
Far away from mobile base stations | 3182 (44.80) | |
Characteristic | Mean ± SD | Min-Max |
Age | 15.26 ± 1.77 | 12-20 |
MP use years | 3.50 ± 2.48 | 0-18 |
Minutes on call (min/day) | 8.64 ± 15.48 | 0-180 |
Time of entertainment (min/day) | 57.36 ± 71.96 | 0-480 |