Table 3.
SNS usage, habits and device preference
| All doctors N (%) | Medical N (%) | Dental N (%) | Statistical test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNS platforms | ||||
| 695 (91.6) | 457 (90.1) | 238 (96.7) | 9.271, 1, 0.00**[1] | |
| 475(63.1) | 292 (57.6) | 183 (74.4) | 19.350, 1, 0.00**[1] | |
| 392 (52.1) | 281 (55.4) | 111 (45.1) | 6.637, 1, 0.01*[1] | |
| YouTube | 248 (32.9) | 183 (36.1) | 65 (26.4) | 6.584, 1, 0.01*[1] |
| 78 (10.4) | 58 (11.4) | 20 (8.1) | 1.614, 1, 0.20[1] | |
| Snapchat | 45(6) | 23 (4.5) | 22 (8.9) | 4.967, 1, 0.026*[1] |
| TikTok | 35(4.6) | 15 (3.0) | 20 (8.1) | 8.862, 1, 0.00**[1] |
| Active/passive usage | ||||
| Exclusively passive | 132 (17.5) | 106 (20.9) | 26 (10.6) | 54,329.5, 0.001**[2] |
| More passive than active | 450 (59.8) | 297 (58.6) | 153 (62.2) | |
| Half-and-half | 115 (15.3) | 65 (12.8) | 50 (20.3) | |
| More active than passive | 51 (6.8) | 36 (7.1) | 15 (6.1) | |
| Exclusively active | 5 (0.6) | 3 (0.6) | 2 (0.8) | |
| Access frequency | ||||
| More than 10 × a day | 85 (11.3) | 58 (11.4) | 27 (11.0) | 54,641.5, 0.003**[2] |
| 5 to 10 × a day | 379 (50.3) | 231 (45.6) | 148 (60.2) | |
| Once a day | 124 (16.5) | 93 (18.3) | 31 (12.6) | |
| 2 to 3 × a week or less | 165 (21.9) | 125 (24.7) | 40 (16.3) | |
| Device | ||||
| Smartphone/tablet | 699 (92.8) | 459 (90.5) | 240 (97.6) | 11.258, 1, 0.001**[1] |
| Personal computer | 54 (7.2) | 48 (9.5) | 6 (2.4) | |
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01
[1]χ2-test
[2]Mann Whitney U test