Table 3.
Social media activities among high users.
| Activity | Snapchat | TikTok | YouTube | ResearchGate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Using platform | |||||||||
| Yes | 83.6% (97) | 58.9% (66) | 85.7% (96) | 63.7% (72) | 18.2% (20) | 85.1% (97) | 37.9% (44) | 31.5% (35) | 40.4% (44) |
| No | 16.4% (19) | 41.1% (46) | 14.3% (16) | 36.3% (41) | 81.8% (90) | 14.9% (17) | 62.1% (72) | 68.5% (76) | 59.6% (65) |
| Surgical education | |||||||||
| Yes | 19.6% (19) | 68.2% (45) | 15.6% (15) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 77.3% (75) | 9.1% (4) | 37.1% (13) | 45.5% (20) |
| No | 80.4% (78) | 31.8% (21) | 84.4% (81) | 100.0% (72) | 100.0% (20) | 22.7% (22) | 90.9% (40) | 62.9% (22) | 54.5% (24) |
| Non-surgical education | |||||||||
| Yes | 13.4% (13) | 31.8% (21) | 11.5% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 54.6% (53) | 2.3% (1) | 8.6% (3) | 43.2% (19) |
| No | 86.6% (84) | 68.2% (45) | 88.5% (85) | 100.0% (72) | 100.0% (20) | 45.4% (44) | 97.7% (43) | 91.4% (32) | 56.8% (25) |
| Professional networking | |||||||||
| Yes | 7.2% (7) | 47.0% (31) | 12.5% (12) | 0.0% (0) | 5.0% (1) | 1.0% (1) | 95.5% (42) | 48.6% (17) | 2.3% (1) |
| No | 92.8% (90) | 53.0% (35) | 87.5% (84) | 100.0% (72) | 95.0% (19) | 99.0% (96) | 4.5% (2) | 51.4% (18) | 97.7% (43) |
| Research | |||||||||
| Yes | 2.1% (2) | 28.8% (19) | 3.1% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 14.4% (14) | 0.0% (0) | 57.1% (20) | 6.8% (3) |
| No | 97.9% (95) | 71.2% (47) | 96.9% (93) | 100.0% (72) | 100.0% (20) | 85.6% (83) | 100.0% (44) | 42.9% (15) | 93.2% (41) |
| Entertainment | |||||||||
| Yes | 61.9% (60) | 53.0% (35) | 80.2% (77) | 29.2% (21) | 95.0% (19) | 84.5% (82) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 93.2% (41) |
| No | 38.1% (37) | 47.0% (31) | 19.8% (19) | 70.8% (51) | 5.0% (1) | 15.5% (15) | 100.0% (44) | 100.0% (35) | 6.8% (3) |
| Socialize with friends | |||||||||
| Yes | 88.7% (86) | 19.7% (13) | 84.4% (81) | 88.9% (64) | 10.0% (2) | 4.1% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 6.8% (3) |
| No | 11.3% (11) | 80.3% (53) | 15.6% (15) | 11.1% (8) | 90.0% (18) | 95.9% (93) | 100.0% (44) | 100.0% (35) | 93.2% (41) |
| News | |||||||||
| Yes | 32.0% (31) | 65.2% (43) | 20.8% (20) | 5.6% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 25.8% (25) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 40.9% (18) |
| No | 68.0% (66) | 34.8% (23) | 79.2% (76) | 94.4% (68) | 100.0% (20) | 74.2% (72) | 100.0% (44) | 100.0% (35) | 59.1% (26) |
| Meet new people | |||||||||
| Yes | 3.1% (3) | 4.5% (3) | 8.3% (8) | 1.4% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 2.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 2.3% (1) |
| No | 96.9% (94) | 95.5% (63) | 91.7% (88) | 98.6% (71) | 100.0% (20) | 100.0% (97) | 97.7% (43) | 100.0% (35) | 97.7% (43) |
| View posts | |||||||||
| Yes | 94.7% (89) | 89.2% (58) | 90.9% (90) | 72.5% (50) | 94.7% (18) | 87.2% (82) | 51.5% (17) | 65.5% (19) | 95.2% (40) |
| No | 5.3% (5) | 10.8% (7) | 9.1% (9) | 27.5% (19) | 5.3% (1) | 12.8% (12) | 48.5% (16) | 34.5% (10) | 4.8% (2) |
| ‘Like’ posts | |||||||||
| Yes | 53.2% (50) | 49.2% (32) | 79.8% (79) | 2.9% (2) | 36.8% (7) | 10.6% (10) | 6.1% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 21.4% (9) |
| No | 46.8% (44) | 50.8% (33) | 20.2% (20) | 97.1% (67) | 63.2% (12) | 89.4% (84) | 93.9% (31) | 100.0% (29) | 78.6% (33) |
| Repost posts | |||||||||
| Yes | 5.3% (5) | 50.8% (33) | 12.1% (12) | 0.0% (0) | 5.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 4.8% (2) |
| No | 94.7% (89) | 49.2% (32) | 87.9% (87) | 100.0% (69) | 94.7% (18) | 100.0% (94) | 100.0% (33) | 100.0% (29) | 95.2% (40) |
| Write or create my own posts | |||||||||
| Yes | 14.9% (14) | 30.8% (20) | 51.5% (51) | 39.1% (27) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 6.9% (2) | 9.5% (4) |
| No | 85.1% (80) | 69.2% (45) | 48.5% (48) | 60.9% (42) | 100.0% (19) | 100.0% (94) | 100.0% (33) | 93.1% (27) | 90.5% (38) |
| Use for another reason | |||||||||
| Yes | 2.1% (2) | 1.5% (1) | 3.0% (3) | 20.3% (14) | 5.3% (1) | 13.8% (13) | 48.5% (16) | 34.5% (10) | 4.8% (2) |
| No | 97.9% (92) | 98.5% (64) | 97.0% (96) | 79.7% (55) | 94.7% (18) | 86.2% (81) | 51.5% (17) | 65.5% (19) | 95.2% (40) |
| Follow or friend co-residents | |||||||||
| Yes | 94.6% (88) | 69.5% (41) | 91.6% (87) | 64.2% (43) | 25.0% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 55.6% (15) | 34.6% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| No | 5.4% (5) | 30.5% (18) | 8.4% (8) | 35.8% (24) | 75.0% (12) | 100.0% (83) | 44.4% (12) | 65.4% (17) | 100.0% (37) |
| Follow or friend attendings | |||||||||
| Yes | 55.3% (52) | 68.3% (41) | 49.5% (46) | 1.6% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 3.5% (3) | 42.9% (12) | 48.1% (13) | 2.6% (1) |
| No | 44.7% (42) | 31.7% (19) | 50.5% (47) | 98.4% (63) | 100.0% (17) | 96.5% (82) | 57.1% (16) | 51.9% (14) | 97.4% (38) |