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Table 4 The status of four social media platforms used in education by medical students

From: Student usage of open educational resources and social media at a Sri Lanka Medical School

Social media

Usage Number (%)

Daily

Once a week

Once a month

Never

Not answered

Facebook

205 (79.8%)

146 (56.8%)

46 (17.9%)

13 (5.1%)

12 (4.7%)

40 (15.5%)

You Tube

155 (60.3%)

55 (21.4%)

76 (29.6%)

24 (9.3%)

7 (2.7%)

95 (36.9%)

Google +

129 (50.2%)

68 (26.5%)

40 (15.6%)

21 (8.2%)

24 (9.3%)

104 (40.4%)

Twitter

46 (17.9%)

17 (6.6%)

18 (7.0%)

11 (4.3%)

41 (16.0%)

170 (66.1%)