Table 1 Demographics, device ownership and Internet access during the COVID-19 pandemic

Gender N (%)

Age group N (%)

Academic year N (%)

Time spent on Internet-related activities N (%)

Woman

197 (61.6)

18–19

100 (31.2)

Year 1

125 (39.1)

< 1 h

1 (0.3)

Male

123 (38.4)

20–21

121 (37.8)

Year 2

123 (38.4)

1–2 h

17 (5.3)

22–23

88 (27.5)

Year 3

72 (22.5)

3–5 h

100 (31.3)

24–25

10 (3.1)

> 5 h

202 (63.1)

26–27

1 (0.3)

Do not use daily

-

> 28

-

Devices Ownership N (%)

Frequently used devices to access the Internet^d N (%)

Use of the Internet N (%)

Preferred teaching format during the COVID-19 pandemic N (%)

Desktop computer

1^a

74 (23.1)

Smartphone

287 (89.7)

Daily

311 (97.2)

Traditional face-to-face

156 (48.7)

2^b

231 (72.2)

Tablet

230 (71.9)

Alternate days

1 (0.3)

Completely online

19 (5.9)

3^c

15 (4.7)

Laptop

131 (40.9)

Once a week

5 (1.6)

Blended

145 (45.3)

Laptop

1

274 (85.6)

Desktop computer

18 (5.6)

Irregularly

3 (0.9)

2

26 (8.1)

Rarely

-

3

20 (6.3)

Never

-

Smartphone

1

316 (98.8)

2

1 (0.3)

3

3 (0.9)

Tablet (e.g., iPad)

1

284 (88.7)

2

21 (6.6)

3

15 (4.7)