Research Article
Perception among Healthcare Professionals of the Use of Social Media in Translating Research Evidence into Clinical Practice in Mangalore
Table 2
Social media usage pattern in research among study participants (n=183).
| Pattern of usage | n |
| Social media usage among study participants | 178(97.3) |
| Social media usage among study participants for research translation | 116(63.4) |
| Social media platform used among study participants for research translation | ā |
| YouTube | 71(38.8) |
| WhatsApp | 70(38.3) |
| Facebook | 53(29) |
| LinkedIn | 33(18.0) |
| Blogs | 27(14.8) |
| Instagram | 22(12) |
| Pinterest | 19(10.4) |
| Quora | 16(8.7) |
| Twitter | 13(7.1) |
| Microblogs | 10(5.5) |
| Hike messenger | 6(3.3) |
| Digg | 5(2.7) |
| Reddit | 4(2.2) |
| Connotea | 3(1.6) |
| Tumblr | 3(1.6) |
| Snapchat | 3(1.6) |
| Others | 3(1.6) |
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