Table 3.
Practices of social media users regarding information received on social media platforms (N=401).
|
Variables |
n (%)a | ||
| Have you ever started any medications/treatment as advised/advertised on social media without asking your physician? | |||
| Yes | 183 (46.6) | ||
| No | 210 (53.4) | ||
| If yes, which social media platform influenced you most? | |||
| 93 (50.8) | |||
| 24 (13.1) | |||
| 32 (17.5) | |||
| Not reported | 34 (18.6) | ||
| Have you ever stopped any medications/treatment as advised/advertised on social media without asking your physician? | |||
| Yes | 171 (42.6) | ||
| No | 221 (55.1) | ||
| Not reported | 9 (2.2) | ||
| If yes, which social media platform influenced you most? | |||
| 86 (50.3) | |||
| 17 (9.9) | |||
| 29 (17.0) | |||
| Not reported | 39 (22.8) | ||
| Do you verify the credibility of the health information on social media? | |||
| Always | 146 (40.7) | ||
| Sometimes | 149 (41.5) | ||
| Never | 64 (17.8) | ||
| If yes, which sources do you mostly use for verification? | |||
| 259 (90.9) | |||
| Others (PubMed/Ministry of Health website, etc) | 26 (9.1) | ||
| Do you verify the credibility of health-related information before sharing it with other people? | |||
| Always | 150 (42.3) | ||
| Sometimes | 116 (32.7) | ||
| Never | 89 (25.1) | ||
aSome cases have missing values.