A survey on internet usage and online learning behaviour among medical undergraduates

AimTo determine the magnitude and pattern of internet usage by undergraduate medical students to retrieve medical information.Materials and methodsA pretested questionnaire-based survey was conducted among undergraduate medical students who were willing to participate. The institute ethics committee approved the study. The responses of students to the questionnaire were analysed using VassarStats online statistical programme. Categorical variables were expressed as proportions. To determine the significance of the difference between proportions, the χ2 test or Fisher's exact test was used. Log-linear analysis was performed for significance of association among interacting variables. A p value