Table 3.
Participants’ Opinion Regarding the Usefulness of Social Media
| Parameter | All cases (n=221) n (%) | Age (18-30 years) (n=67) | Age (31-45 years) (n=126) | Age (>45 years) (n=28) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SM helps celiac patients to understand their disease better | |||||
| Strongly agree | 134 (63.2) | 30 (49.2) | 83 (67.5) | 21 (75) | 0.060 |
| Agree | 66 (31.1) | 26 (42.6) | 35 (28.5) | 5 (17.9) | |
| Not sure | 8 (3.8) | 2 (3.3) | 4 (3.3) | 2 (7.1) | |
| Disagree | 3 (1.4) | 2 (3.3) | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) | |
| Strongly disagree | 1 (0.5) | 1 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| SM helps celiac patients to comply with GFD better | |||||
| Strongly agree | 132 (62.3) | 35 (57.4) | 78 (63.4) | 19 (67.9) | 0.537 |
| Agree | 68 (32.1) | 21 (34.4) | 39 (31.7) | 8 (28.6) | |
| Not sure | 7 (3.3) | 2 (3.3) | 5 (4.1) | 0 (0) | |
| Disagree | 5 (2.4) | 3 (4.9) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (3.6) | |
| Strongly disagree | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| SM promotes community awareness about celiac disease | |||||
| Strongly agree | 96 (45.3) | 21 (34.4) | 59 (48) | 16 (57.1) | 0.325 |
| Agree | 74 (34.9) | 22 (36.1) | 43 (35) | 9 (32.1) | |
| Not sure | 25 (11.8) | 11 (18) | 12 (9.8) | 2 (7.1) | |
| Disagree | 17 (8) | 7 (11.5) | 9 (7.3) | 1 (3.6) | |
| Strongly disagree | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| SM helps in approaching health policymakers | |||||
| Strongly agree | 109 (51.4) | 34 (55.7) | 63 (51.2) | 12 (42.9) | 0.796 |
| Agree | 52 (24.5) | 13 (21.3) | 32 (26) | 7 (25) | |
| Not sure | 45 (21.2) | 13 (21.3) | 23 (18.7) | 9 (32.1) | |
| Disagree | 3 (1.4) | 1 (1.6) | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0) | |
| Strongly disagree | 3 (1.4) | 0 (0) | 3 (2.4) | 0 (0) |