Materials and methods:
Sample of 40 people (households) with 10 samples in each two
urban and two rural areas were surveyed.
The basic unit of survey household, was selected based
on systematic random sampling method. The selected participant was interviewed in a series of
Yes/No questions that were recorded in the questionnaire designed for the study. Depending on
the location of the household/village, the sample i
s classified as urban or rural. According to age,
the samples were divided into age groups 17-30, 31-50, 51 and older. By occupation, the samples
were divided into public, private, self-employed, homemakers and other professional groups.
Four villages of U
daipur Rajasthan namely Kherwara, Salumbar Urban, Jhadol and
Gogunda for the rural sample were selected for the survey. Regions were selected based on
vulnerability and proximity to the Covid 19 pandemic, which are located different at parts of
Udaipur. 62
.5% of the total number of people interviewed knew about the application and 52.5%
of them downloaded App to their mobile phones. Awareness higher in urban areas 70% and in
rural areas -
55 % percentage of people who downloaded among people who knew about
the app
in the city, 85.8, in the rural it was 90%. By the age group the total sample size of 40, maximum
number sample falls into age group 31-
50 (24) of which 13 (54.2%)
are aware about applications
and downloaded App, the age group 17-
30 (25%) the app awareness and downloading is 60% and
67% respectively. In the age group 51 and above, which is 15% of sample awareness and
downloading 66.66% and 75% respectively. On the basis of gender app awareness more or less
the same i.e. 67 -
50 %, while the downloading the app 90% higher among men than women
- 60
percent.
Awareness and downloading app by professions wise shows that most of them
government servants, employees of private institutions and retired peoples
. On the basis of source
of awareness “Aarogya Se
tu app” information has maximum reach to people by SMS (35.3%),
the next largest source is from the place of work and by friends.
Results:
A significant part of people know about the application, but not aware of its
significance and hence they did not download it. Downloads are mainly related to workplace
instructions and SMS from the service providers. The use of high technologies such as Bluetooth,
location tracking, mobile data, etc., has its own consequences of using the Application.
Conclusion:
Out o
f 40 people interviewed
in four villages located in four different parts of
Udaipur, 25 (62.5%) knew about the application, and among them 21 (52.5%) of them
downloaded the app. the app awareness rate among urban is 70% which is higher than rural 55%,
comb
ining urban and rural areas, awareness rate is 62.5%. And 52.5% of the total number of
interviewed people, i.e.21 of 40 downloaded app in their mobile.
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