Measuring the extent and nature of use of Social Networking Sites in Medical Education (SNSME) by university students
Results of a multi-center study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15328665 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Salman Yousuf Guraya (0000-0001-5183-023X, University of Sharjah), Hamdi Almaramhy (0000-0003-2080-122X, Dean College of Medicine, Taibah University Almadinah Almunawwarah, Saudi Arabia), Mona Faisal Al-Qahtani (0000-0002-2036-3955, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University), Shaista Salman Guraya (0000-0003-2903-8697, Medical Education Unit, College of Medicine University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, corresponding author), Manal Bouhaimed (0000-0001-7722-2646, Kuwait University), Boubellouta Bilal (0000-0001-6599-6687, Hubei University of Economics) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1505400-1505400 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Education Online (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1087-2981 • E-ISSN: 1087-2981 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10872981.2018.1505400 |
| OpenAlex | W2886315269 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 38 |
There is a sharp rise in the use of social networking sites (SNSs) by university students for various purposes. However, little is known about the use of SNSs for educational purposes. This study aims to determine educational use of SNSs by the medical students of two Saudi and a Kuwaiti medical school. A cross-sectional study was conducted by administering a 20-statement questionnaire to the undergraduate medical and allied health sciences students of two Saudi universities: Taibah University (TU) and Imam Abdulrahman AlFaisal University (IAFU), and one Kuwaiti university, Kuwait University (KU). The data were collected and analyzed by SPSS 20. Of a total of 1312 respondents, 1181 (90%) students used SNSs and 131 (10%) did not use SNSs for any reason. Further, only 442/1181 (37%, p < 0.00) students used SNSs for education and found these sites to be useful. As many as 357 (27%) students used SNSs for sharing education-related information once a day, 306 (23%) 3–5 times a day, and 331 (25%) once a week. A maximum of 678 (52%) used Facebook for educational purpose and most of the students, 469 (38%), used SNSs for sharing lectures. There were significant variations in responses among genders and year of schooling. The use of online social media in medical education is a rapidly evolving arena of scholarship. Low use of SNSs for sharing information and significant variations in perceptions of medical students about social media should draw attention of policy-makers for promoting awareness and educational reforms
Library science · Medical education · Political science · Scholarship · Social media · Computer Science · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Medicine · Psychology · Social Media in Health Education
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |