Table 1 Demographic information of study participants (n = 364)
From: The use of social media for professional purposes among dentists in Saudi Arabia
Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
Age in years | |
< 35 years | 229 (62.9) |
≥ 35 years | 135 (37.1) |
Gender | |
Male | 213 (58.5) |
Female | 151 (41.5) |
Qualification | |
Consultant/specialist | 96 (26.4) |
General dental practitioner | 148 (40.7) |
Resident/graduate research | 59 (16.2) |
Dental intern | 61 (16.8) |
Work experience in years | |
0–5 years | 183 (50.3) |
6–10 years | 88 (24.2) |
11–15 years | 30 (8.2) |
> 16 years | 63 (17.3) |
Region of the main job | |
Eastern | 125 (34.3) |
Central | 139 (38.2) |
Southern | 18 (4.9) |
Western | 63 (17.3) |
Northern | 19 (5.2) |
Work setting of the main job | |
Private | 67 (18.4) |
Governmental | 209 (57.4) |
Both (private and governmental) | 33 (9.1) |
Academic | 55 (15.1) |
Working hours per week | |
1–19 h | 68 (18.7) |
20–34 h | 84 (23.1) |
35–49 h | 191 (52.5) |
50 + hr | 21 (5.8) |
Daily general-purpose use of social media (in h) | |
< 30 min | 21 (5.8) |
> 30 min to < 3 h | 155 (42.6) |
> 3 to < 6 h | 131 (36) |
> 6 h | 57 (15.7) |
Preferred communication tool in your dental practice with patients | |
Social media | 95 (26.1) |
21 (5.8) | |
Phone | 155 (42.6) |
In-person | 93 (25.5) |