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. 2019 Sep 11;16(18):3348. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16183348

Table 2.

Social media platform and type of e-patient activities.

Category (N = 312) N Percent of Participants 1
Social Media Platform(s)
Instagram 238 73.08
YouTube 167 53.53
Web blog 136 43.59
Facebook 130 41.67
Twitter 69 22.16
Other 36 11.54
E-patient Activities in Social Media
Health information search and discussion about specific disease 278 89.10
Health information search and discussion about specific medicine 185 59.29
Health information search and discussion about diet plan 138 44.23
Access to medical professionals and health institution contact 98 31.41
Nutrition plan 77 24.68
Health information search and discussion about pregnancy 41 13.14
Access to health insurance provider 20 6.41
Other 15 4.81

1 the participant was permitted to select more than one answer.