Table 2.

Comparison of social media use during the COVID-19 lockdown among males and females in pre-clerkship and clerkship years

Variables	Males n (%)	Females n (%)	Pre-clerkship n (%)	Clerkship n (%)
Do you feel preoccupied with the internet?	33 (73.3%)	62 (83.8%)	73 (80.2%)	22 (78.6%)
Do you feel the need to use the internet with increasing amounts of time in order to achieve satisfaction?	28 (62.2%)	47 (63.5%)	59 (64.9%)	16 (57.1%)
Have you repeatedly made unsuccessful efforts to control, cut back, or stop internet use?	27 (60.0%)	49 (66.2%)	56 (61.5%)	20 (71.4%)
Do you feel restless, moody, depressed, or irritable when attempting to cut down or stop internet use?	27 (60.0%)	49 (66.2%)	60 (65.9%)	14 (50%)
Do you stay longer than originally intended?	38 (84.4%)	64 (86.5%)	79 (86.8%)	23 (82.1%)
Do you use the internet as a way of escaping from problems or of relieving a dysphoric mode (e.g., feelings of helplessness, guilt, anxiety, depression)?	22 (48.9%)	39 (52.7%)	48 (52.7%)	13 (46.4%)
I use social networking sites to
Keep in touch with my relatives	26 (57.8%)	49 (66.2%)	60 (65.9%)	15 (53.6%)
Share new ideas	14 (31.1%)	32 (43.2%)	34 (37.4%)	12 (42.9%)
Create my social identity	18 (40.0%)	24 (32.4%)	32 (35.2%)	10 (35.7%)
Get information regarding current social events and news	40 (88.9%)	66 (89.2%)	81 (89%)	25 (89.3%)
Do research work	15 (33.3%)	52 (70.3%)	51 (56%)	16 (57.1%)
For group/collaborative learning	18 (40.0%)	54 (73.0%)	57 (62.6%)	15 (53.6%)
To seek help from my professors	13 (28.9%)	38 (51.4%)	41 (45.1%)	10 (35.7%)
To learn about my curricular aspect	24 (53.3%)	52 (70.3%)	58 (63.7%)	18 (64.3%)
To get relief from academic stress	38 (84.4%)	65 (87.8%)	78 (85.7%)	25 (89.3%)
Mean score ± STD	56.3 ± 22.4	66.8 ± 20.0	63.5 ± 20.8	60.5 ± 23.7
p value	0.01		0.51

The data reflects the participants who agreed to the corresponding question