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Table 2 Social media use in socializing and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic

From: Online learning resources and social media platforms used by medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Social media account N (%)

Time on social media N (%)

Yes

316 (98.7)

< 1 h

9 (2.8)

No

4 (1.2)

1–2 h

66 (20.6)

  

3–5 h

148 (46.3)

> 5 h

97 (30.3)

Do not use daily

0 (0)

Internet resources used in socializinga N (%)

Internet resources used in learninga N (%)

Blog

19 (5.9)

Telegram

228 (71.5)

Blog

10 (3.1)

Video-conferencing (Zoom)

235 (73.4)

Facebook

53 (16.6)

Twitter

288 (90)

Facebook

12 (3.8)

Online Q-Banks

106 (33.1)

23 (7.2)

53 (16.6)

WhatsApp

310 (96.6)

Goodreads.com

12 (3.8)

Google Charts

39 (12.2)

LinkedIn

55 (17.2)

YouTube

296 (92.8)

LinkedIn

23 (7.2)

Google Calendar

51 (15.9)

Photo sharing (Instagram)

194 (60.6)

Video-conferencing (Zoom)

269 (84.1)

Research Sharing Sites

79 (24.7)

Google Classroom

27 (8.4)

Snapchat

272 (85)

  

Snapchat

20 (6.2)

Google Docs

189 (59.1)

  

Telegram

150 (46.9)

Google Books

190 (59.4)

Twitter

68 (21.3)

Google translate

172 (53.8)

WhatsApp

198 (61.9)

Social bookmarking sites (Pinterest)

120 (37.5)

YouTube

266 (83.1)

  
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