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The Educational Use of Social Networking Sites Among Medical and Health Sciences Students: a Cross Campus Interventional Study by Nihar Ranjan Dash; Ahmed Alrazzak Hasswan; Jacqueline Maria Dias; Natasya Abdullah; Mohamed Ahmed Eladl; Khaled Khalaf; Ajmal Farooq; Salman Yousuf Guraya is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Background In recent years, social networking sites (SNSs) have evolved beyond connection and networking to become a powerful instructional tool. There is still a dearth of knowledge on the professional use of SNSs for education particularly among students from diverse backgrounds. This study examined the extent and pattern of SNSs usage for education across six institutions and then conducted an interventional workshop to fortify and regulate the educational use of SNSs. ## Methods This multicenter study was done in two phases. In the first phase, an online cross-sectional survey using a validated inventory was administered to determine the prevalence, extent, and preferences of SNSs usage by undergraduate students in medicine, health sciences and dentistry across five centers. Later, the second phase of the study was undertaken in a 75-min guided live workshop about the appropriate use of SNSs in academia. Additionally, pre- and post-test surveys were conducted to assess the impact and outcome of workshop. ## Results Of the 1722 respondents, 1553 (90%) reported using SNSs with the frequency of once a month to three to five times per day for education and to stay in touch with
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- Author
- Nihar Ranjan Dash; Ahmed Alrazzak Hasswan; Jacqueline Maria Dias; Natasya Abdullah; Mohamed Ahmed Eladl; Khaled Khalaf; Ajmal Farooq; Salman Yousuf Guraya
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)