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. 2022 Jan 19:1–16. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s10796-022-10242-z

Table 2.

Participants’ profiles

No. Percentage No. Percentage
Sex SM platform usage
 Male 137 38.5  Once a week 4 1.0
 Female 219 61.5  2–4 times a week 7 2.1
 5–6 times a week 19 5.2
Age  Once a day 56 15.8
 18–24 75 21.2  2–3 times a day 81 22.9
 25–34 111 31.1  4–5 times a day 88 24.6
 35–44 85 23.7  More than 5 times a day 101 28.4
 45–54 70 19.6
 55–64 10 2.9 SM platform experience
 65 or above 5 1.5  Less than a year 27 7.6
 1–2 year(s) 37 10.5
Location   3–4 years 65 18.2
 Africa 45 12.5  5–6 years 81 22.7
 Antarctica 21 5.9  7–8 years 79 22.3
 Asia 41 11.6  9–10 years 38 10.6
 Australia plus Oceania 45 12.7  More than 10 years 29 8.1
 Europe 92 25.8
 North America 105 29.4
 South America 7 2.1