PREVALENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITES USED BY MEDICAL STUDENTS

Abstract

Background:

Social media use is becoming an addiction among medical students. This overuse of social media is leading to academic and mental instability in medical students. This study aimed to find out the prevalence of different social media website usage in medical students

Material and Methods:

This cross-sectional study was conducted on MBBS students in the third, fourth, and fifth years. 230 Questionnaires, containing 10 questions each, were distributed among the students at Farooq Hospital, Westwood, Lahore. 195 students filled out the questionnaires to
participating in the study. SPSS version 20 has been used for data analysis.

Results:

Among 195 students, 99.5 % used Snapchat, 96.9 % used WhatsApp, 96.4 % used Facebook, 95.3 % used Instagram, and 76.9 % used Tiktok.

Conclusion:

The majority of medical students use different social media websites. Snapchat is appeared to be the most popular website among them. Most students spend less than 1 hour on social media per day.