Research Article
Experiences on the Utility and Barriers of Telemedicine in Healthcare Delivery in Kenya
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the study population.
| Variables | Telemedicine | Total | Pearson’s chi-square | value | Without telemedicine | With telemedicine |
| Age | | | | 0.4006 | 0.818 | Below 30 years | 8 (57.1%) | 6 (42.9%) | 14 (100%) | | | Between 30 and 50 years | 65 (49.2%) | 67 (51.8%) | 132 (100%) | | | More than 50 years | 5 (45.5%) | 6 (55.5%) | 11 (100%) | | | Total | 78 (49.7%) | 79 (50.3%) | 157 (100%) | | | Gender | | | | 1.0755 | 0.300 | Female | 36 (45.6%) | 43 (54.4%) | 79 (100%) | | | Male | 42 (53.9%) | 36 (46.1%) | 78 (100%) | | | Total | 78 (49.7%) | 79 (50.3%) | 157 (100%) | | | Education level | | | | 2.7232 | 0.605 | Degree | 20 (52.6%) | 18 (47.4%) | 38 (100%) | | | Diploma | 0 (0.00%) | 2 (100%) | 2 (100%) | | | Fellowship | 7 (43.8%) | 9 (56.2%) | 16 (100%) | | | Masters | 50 (51.0%) | 48 (49.0%) | 98 (100%) | | | PhD | 1 (33.3%) | 2 (66.7%) | 3 (100%) | | | Total | 78 (49.7%) | 79 (50.3%) | 157 (100%) | | | Specialities | | | | 10.9602 | 0.532 | Anaesthesiology | 3 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (100%) | | | Emergency medicine | 1 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (100%) | | | Family medicine | 0 (0%) | 1 (10%) | 1 (100%) | | | General practitioner | 3 (50%) | 3 (50%) | 6 (100%) | | | General surgery | 2 (67.7%) | 1 (32.3%) | 3 (100%) | | | Haematology | 0 (0%) | 1 (100%) | 1 (100%) | | | Internal medicine | 4 (57.1%) | 3 (42.9%) | 7 (100%) | | | Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 7 (63.6%) | 4 (36.4%) | 11 (100%) | | | Paediatrics | 3 (75%) | 1 (25%) | 4 (100%) | | | Pathology | 12 (52%) | 13 (48%) | 25 (100%) | | | Psychiatry | 1 (50%) | 1 (50%) | 2 (100%) | | | Radiology | 1 (20%) | 4 (80%) | 5 (100%) | | | Others | 12 (41.4%) | 17 (58.6%) | 29 (100%) | | | Total | 50 | 48 | 98 (100%) | | | Institution | | | | 6.7468 | 0.080 | Individual or group | 4 (44.4%) | 5 (5.6%) | 9 (100%) | | | Private sector | 19 (35.9%) | 34 (64.1%) | 53 (100%) | | | Public healthcare | 39 (57.4%) | 29 (42.6%) | 68 (100%) | | | University/college | 16 (59.3%) | 11 (40.7%) | 27 (100%) | | | Total | 78 (49.7%) | 79 (50.3%) | 157 (100%) | | |
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