SOCIAL MEDIA UTILIZATION AND ITS IMPACT ON MALE MEDICAL STUDENTS’ LEARNING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Authors : Karimeldin M A SALIH, Abdulelah A ALBAQAMI, Abubakar JIBO, Jaber A ALFAIFI, Sultan A AL AMARI, Mushabab ALGHAMDI, Mohammed ABBAS, Mutasim E IBRAHIM

Pages : 140-152

Doi:10.17718/tojde.1096411

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Publication Date : 2022-03-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :To assess the patterns of social media uses and their impact on the learning of male medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted from March to May 2020 at the College of Medicine, University of Bisha insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(UBCOM); in Saudi Arabia. A validated questionnaire was used to collect data from the students at first year, pre-clerkship and clerkship levels about the types, patterns and benefits of social media usage in their learning. A five-Likert scale was used to measure the students’ responses. Descriptive statistics and ANOVA tests were used for data analysis. Of the 203 students enrolled, 89.2% insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=181); were responded. Most students commonly used Twitter insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(75.1%);, followed by YouTube insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(52.5%); and Facebook insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(24.3%);. The highest usage of Twitter was found among clerkship students insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(85.1%); compared to first-year insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(76.2%); and pre-clerkship students insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(69.6%);, with no significant differences insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p = 0.133);. About 38.7% of students spent over 10 hours per week on social media and pre-clerkship students being the highest group insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(43.5%);. Most students insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(67.9%); showed that social media enhance learning activities, 65.2% are interested in using social media in their learning and 64.1% suggested that their inappropriate use consumes time. We concluded social media become interactive tools of learning in medical schools during the urgent situation such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Such findings highlighted the benefits of considering social media inclusion when designing medical curricula.
Keywords : Social media applications, benefits, medical students, COVID 19