Use of social networking sites among medical undergraduates of a medical college in north-west India.

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dc.contributor.authorSingh, Mitasha
dc.contributor.authorKaistha, Madhvi
dc.contributor.authorSood, Abbi|ash
dc.contributor.authorRaina, S K
dc.contributor.authorBansal, P
dc.contributor.authorBhardwaj, Ashok Kumar
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-30T06:40:54Z
dc.date.available2015-06-30T06:40:54Z
dc.date.issued2014-01
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Use of Internet for communication has become a very important part of young people's life. Social networking sites are virtual communities that allow users to create a profile and interact with friends. One area of interest in this field is regarding the activities of medical students on social networking sites and how these activities affect their academic performances. Objective: To assess the use of social networking sites and its impact on academic performance among medical undergraduates of a rural medical College. Methodology: It was a cross sectional study conducted over a period of three weeks in December 2013 among undergraduate students of Dr RPGMC Kangra at Tanda. A self-administered questionnaire was used to conduct the study. Data was entered in Microsoft excel sheet and analysed.Result: A total of 150 participants were enrolled of which only 141 agreed to participate. Among these 74 (52%) were males and 68 (48%) females. The mean age of the subjects was 20.2 ± 1.5 years. Majority 123 (87.2 %) used multiple networking sites, 45 % (60/123) had joined communities related to medicine. More than half 52.7 % (65/123) of subjects used these multiple sites to remain connected with their friends.81.7% (49/60) visited medical communities daily and 93.9% (46/49) among them said that these communities has helped increase their knowledge. Average time spent per session was 10-30 minutes among 26.8 % (33/ 123) participants.Conclusion: The results of the study showed that role of social networking sites among undergraduate students pursuing a professional course is important while communicating with friends and people of their own field. It helps them in broadening their knowledge and they feel it has helped them positively in their academic performance.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSingh Mitasha, Kaistha Madhvi, Sood Abbi|ash, Raina S K, Bansal P, Bhardwaj Ashok Kumar. Use of social networking sites among medical undergraduates of a medical college in north-west India. Sub-Himalayan Journal of Health Research. 2014 Jan-June; 1(1): 9-11.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/158669
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectsocial networking sitesen_US
dc.subjectundergraduatesen_US
dc.subjectacademic performanceen_US
dc.subject.meshEducation, Medical, Undergraduate
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshIndia
dc.subject.meshInternet --utilization
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshQuestionnaires --methods
dc.subject.meshRural Populations
dc.subject.meshSchools, Medical --education
dc.subject.meshSocial Networking
dc.subject.meshYoung Adult
dc.titleUse of social networking sites among medical undergraduates of a medical college in north-west India.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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