Table 5 Respondents’ digital literacy and access to digital devices

Types of electronic devices owned by respondents

Smartphone

14 (87.5%)

129 (100%)

4 (100%)

147 (98.7%)

Feature phone

6 (37.5%)

49 (38.0%)

0 (0.0%)

55 (36.9%)

Computer

3 (18.7%)

27 (20.9%)

0 (0.0%)

30 (20.1%)

Tablet

0 (0.0%)

16 (12.4%)

0 (0.0%)

16 (10.7%)

Places where respondents usually access internet

At work

7 (43.7%)

60 (46.5%)

0 (0.0%)

67 (45.0%)

Both home and work

4 (25%)

54 (41.9%)

2 (50%)

60 (40.3%)

Internet cafe

6 (37.5%)

51 (39.5%)

2 (50%)

59 (39.6%)

Respondents’ comfortability in using a computer

Yes

9 (56.2%)

74 (57.4%)

2 (50%)

85 (57%)

No

1 (6.3%)

13 (10.1%)

1 (25%)

15 (10.1%)

Somehow comfortable

6 (37.5%)

42 (32.5%)

1 (25%)

49 (32.9%)

Respondents’ comfortability in using a normal feature phone

Yes

12 (75%)

111 (86%)

1 (25%)

125 (83.2%)

No

2 (12.5%)

9 (7%)

0 (0.0%)

11 (7.4%)

Somehow comfortable

2 (12.5%)

9 (7%)

3 (75%)

14 (9.4%)

Respondents’ comfortability in using a smartphone

Yes

15 (93.8%)

111 (86%)

3 (75%)

129 (86.6%)

No

0 (0.0%)

3 (2.3%)

0 (0.0%)

3 (2.0%)

Somehow comfortable

1 (6.3%)

15 (11.6%)

1 (25%)

17 (11.4%)

Respondents’ comfortability in E- learning

Yes

12 (75%)

63 (48.8%)

1(25%)

76 (51.0%)

No

2 (12.5%)

38 (29.5%)

1 (25%)

41 (27.5%)

Somehow comfortable

2 (12.5%)

28 (21.7%)

2 (50%)

32 (21.5%)

Respondents’ comfortability in E-learning per age group

Less 30 years

3 (25.5%)

23 (36.5%)

1 (100%)

27 (35.5%)

30–34 years

4 (33.3%)

13 (20.6%)

0 (0.0%)

17 (22.4%)

34–39 years

5 (41.7%)

11 (17.5%)

0 (0.0%)

16 (21.1%)

40–44 years

0 (0.0%)

8 (12.7%)

0 (0.0%)

8 (10.5%)

45–49 years

0 (0.0%)

6 (9.5%)

0 (0.0%)

6 (7.9%)

50 + years

0 (0.0%)

2 (3.5%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (2.6%)