Factors Associated With the Use of Digital Technology Among Youth in Zimbabwe: Findings From a Cross-Sectional Population-Based Survey
While mobile phone ownership was near-universal, over one-third of youths in urban and periurban settings did not have access to the internet and social media. Access to the internet and social media use were strongly associated with household wealth and education level. Mobile health interventions must ensure that they do not amplify existing inequalities in access to health care. Such interventions must be accompanied by alternative strategies to engage and enroll individuals without internet or social media access to prevent the exclusion of young people by sex and socioeconomic status.
Authors
- Chido Dziva Chikwari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1617-3603)
- Kevin Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6561-1353)
- Aoife M. Doyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3305-7738)
- Victoria M. Simms (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4897-458X)
- Constancia Mavodza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1651-5888)
- Steven Chifundo Azizi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6892-0984)
- Tsitsi Bandason (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0066-8345)
- Rashida A. Ferrand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7660-9176)
- Ethel Dauya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3241-2512)
- Mandikudza Tembo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4520-3317)
- Rachel Peh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2252-1743)
Institutions
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Biomedical Research and Training Institute (ZW)
- Faculty of Public Health (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Published
- 2024-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/52670
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- ICT in Developing Communities
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.34