Table 3.
Number of tweets and retweets generated in pre-menopause and post-menopause.
| Tweets | Retweets | Ratio retweet/tweet | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Pre-menopause | |||||
| Contraception | |||||
| No surgical | |||||
| Hormonal contraception* | 97 | 34.3 | 6,050 | 42.29 | 62.37 |
| Specific hormonal contraceptives† | 6 | 2.1 | 88 | 0.62 | 14.67 |
| Intrauterine device (IUD) | 73 | 25.8 | 4,860 | 33.97 | 66.58 |
| Surgical therapy | |||||
| Tubal ligation | 3 | 1.1 | 29 | 0.20 | 9.67 |
| Vasectomy | 100 | 35.3 | 3,072 | 21.48 | 30.72 |
| Natural family planning | – | – | – | – | |
| Sexual dysfunction | – | – | – | – | |
| Infertility | 4 | 1.4 | 206 | 1.44 | 51.50 |
| Total | 283 | 100 | 14,305 | 100 | 50.55 |
| Post-menopause | |||||
| Bone health | |||||
| Osteoporosis (disease) | 75 | 80.6 | 2,232 | 90.8 | 29.76 |
| Osteoporosis prevention/treatment | 18 | 19.4 | 227 | 9.2 | 12.61 |
| Sexual dysfunction | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 93 | 100 | 2,459 | 100 | 26.44 |
Percentages (%) were calculated with respect to the total number of tweets distributed within the pre-menopause and post-menopause groups and the retweets generated.
*
Hormonal contraception includes contraception and birth control pills.
†
Specific hormonal contraceptives include Nexplanon, NuvaRing, Sponge, and ParaGard.