A survey of nurses’ phones was conducted in order to ascertain the proportion of those with java-enabled phones. This information informs us as to the feasibility of nurses being able to use a java application on their phones. Data regarding telco operator use is also informative as a proxy indicator for network reliability in the area, pricing, and popularity. Information regarding handset manufacturer shows us something about which handsets nurses might easily and quickly adapt to, should new phones be introduced to them. Raw data is accessible here.
Main findings:
- 89% of nurses have MTN lines
- 60% of nurses have Nokia phones
- 20% of nurses have java-enabled phones
Full Report
Sample
95 nurses in KND and KNDW
Results
Java
For 76 of the nurses surveyed we were able to ascertain if their phone is java-enabled. Of those 76, 20% have java-enabled phones, 80% do not.
Lines
89%: MTN
7%: Vodafone
1%: Tigo
1%: Stolen
1%: No phone
Make
For 85 of the nurses surveyed we were able to ascertain phone make and model. 60% of the sample had Nokia phones, making it the most popular by far. The Vodafone promotion phone was the second most common make (11%). Breakdown of nurses phones by make are as follows:
| Make | % |
| Nokia | 60 |
| Multimex (Vodafone promo) | 11 |
| Motorola | 6 |
| Acatel | 4 |
| Sony Ericsson | 4 |
| NEC | 2 |
| Blackberry | 1 |
| G-Tide | 1 |
| Hamer | 1 |
| Huawei | 1 |
| J-man | 1 |
| LG | 1 |
| Sagem | 1 |
| Samsung | 1 |
| Seimens | 1 |
| Tecno | 1 |
| Toshibo | 1 |
| ZTE A20 | 1 |
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