Item | Student Nurses (N = 83) No % | Medical students (N = 100 No % | Total (N = 183) |
---|---|---|---|
Ever used the Internet? | |||
Yes | 32 (38.6) | 79 (79) | 111 (60.7) |
No | 41 (49.4) | 21 (21) | 62 (33.9) |
No response | 10 (12.0) | 0 | 10 (5.5) |
Frequency of Internet use. | |||
1. Most frequently | |||
2. Regularly | 4 (12.5) | 5 (6.3) | 9 (8.1) |
3. Occasionally | 7 (21.9) | 29 (36.7) | 36 (32.4) |
4. Rarely | 15 (46.9) | 27 (34.2) | 42 (37.8) |
6 (18.8) | 18 (22.8) | 24 (21.6) | |
2. Internet services used by students | |||
a. E-mail | 26 (81.3) | 58 (73.4) | 84 (75.7) |
b. Web browsing | 2 (12.5) | 21 (26.6) | 25 (22.5) |
c. Games | 1 (3.1) | 0 | 1 (0.9) |
d. Others (movies) | 1 (3.1) | 0 | 1 (0.9) |
3. Mode of Internet use | |||
a. Assisted | 18 (59.4) | 30 (30.0) | 49 (44.1) |
b. Not Assisted | 13 (40.6) | 49 (62.0) | 62 (55.8) |
4. Where Internet service was Used. | |||
a. Cyber café | 28 (87.5) | 69 (87.3) | 97 (87.4) |
b. Home | 0 | 9 (11.4) | 9 (8.1) |
c. Library | 1 (3.1) | 0 | 1 (0.9) |
d. A friend's house | 3 (9.4) | 1 (1.3) | 4 (3.6) |
5. Search engines used | |||
a. Yahoo | 30 (93.8) | 69 (87.3) | 99 (89.2) |
b. Google | 1 (3.1) | 9 (11.4) | 10 (9.0) |
c. Alta Vista | 1 (3.1) | 0 | 1 (0.9) |
d. Ask Jeeves | 1 (1.3) | 1 (0.9) |