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Table 2 Internet usage among the harassed study participants (n = 283)

From: Technology facilitated sexual violence: a comparative study between working and non-working females in Egypt before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Internet usage

Number

%

 

The device used every day (number, %)

 Smartphone

278

98.2

 

 Tablet/iPad

16

5.7

 

 Computers/laptop

88

31.1

 

Amount of personal information (photos, details of personal life) exists online (number, %)

 None

36

12.7

 

 A little (< 3)

118

41.7

 

 Some (3–5)

100

35.3

 

 A lot (> 5)

29

10.2

 

Hours spent on Internet before COVID-19 lockdown (mean ± SD, range)

4.7 ± 3.0

0.5–16

P value < 0.001*§

Hours spent on Internet during COVID-19 lockdown (mean ± SD, range)

7.6 ± 4.0

0.5–18

  1. *Statistically significant at p < 0.05
  2. §Wilcoxon signed ranks test