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USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND

HEALTH STATUS AWARENESS OF THE

STUDENTS

Subject Matter: Use of Social Media; Health Status Awareness

Population: Students

Locale: Region VIII

BY: ABM A - GROUP 3

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ABM - A

Kc Ronda

Cassey Ablazo

Kiet Larence Longcop

Athelia Ablazo

Aivan Dumalaon III

Jane Andrea Fugado

Ma’am Angie Ponce

Accountancy, Business and Management

“Use of social media and health status awareness of the students”

BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM:

Social media is online sources that facilitate individuals‟ engagement with different types of

content exchange, easy access to information and reach the public. Almost of the students is a

social media active user, across age, genders, races, geographies area, and income levels, this

accessible huge number gives the opportunity for caregivers, and healthcare providers to deliver

a health-related message effortlessly and seamlessly. The platforms such as Facebook, YouTube,

Instagram and Twitter have improved healthcare by enabling users to take a much more active

and knowledgeable role in managing their personal health. People who are aware to stay healthy
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by practicing regular exercise, maintaining an appropriate weight, keeping vaccinations,

avoiding smoking, and alcohol consumption, avoids the need for healthcare. According, Jane,

Hagger, Foster, Ho, and Pal (2018) social media is an emerging field of investigation in terms of

health promotion, and it provide a cost-effective tool, thus there might be a valuable outcome of

people or caregivers engagement in this online environment for healthcare purposes. The

educator has found that social media can be an effective teaching tool for students who seem

stayed at home. And it has been proven, because millions upon millions of educators are doing it

to be able to communicate and teach students through social media. Unfortunately, along with

the advantages, social media also has some disadvantages. So, the educator is concerned about

the effects or negative effects of this technology. Because too much time spending in social

media can affect the mental, physical and social health of every students. Being addicted into

social media or using it frequently can increase students ’anxiety and stress. Some studies say

that High use of social media may increase rather than decrease your grief. many studies have

found a strong correlation between heavy social media carries an increased risk for depression,

anxiety, and may experience cyber bullying, affecting your concentration/focus in learning,

feeling grief, self-harm, and even thoughts of suicide. Therefore, spending a lot of time or too

much on social media can lead to unhealthy lifestyle.

Nowadays, billions of people (especially students) are obsessed in using social media.

Due to the COVID-19, DepEd has implemented online and modular classes to prevent virus

infection and reduce the number of people affected by this pandemic. And this helps student to

become more active in social media. Health educators and students have used social media to

disseminate health information develop strategies to increase public health awareness and

educate the population a health-related awareness. With the help of social media, students can

get information, share ideas, thoughts, can retrieve information easily, and it provides with
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multiple ways to communicate with their teachers, friends, and classmates easily. In addition,

this website helps students to improve their academic achievements and increase their knowledge

through data and information collection.

According to a recent report from the Pew Research Center, 95% of students use a

smartphone, and 45% say they are online almost constantly. About 70% of teens are on Snapchat

and Instagram, while 85% are on YouTube. One would think all this near constant “socializing”

would make students feel more connected than ever before. In her classroom, says teacher Cori

McAbee, the opposite is true. “Social media has crippled my students when it comes to

interacting with one another in person. Their very ability to communicate is deteriorating,” says

McAbee, who teaches 11th grade English in Rutherford Country, North Carolina. The very

definition of “social” media may be misleading, according to experts who are finding that the

more time students spend on social media, the lonelier and more anxious they are. There’s a

correlation between smartphone usage and lower satisfaction with life, according to Jacob

Barkley, professor of health sciences at Kent State University. “Interaction on social media is not

beneficial. It’s electronic," explains Barkley, who has been studying smartphone use and students

since 2013. "The higher the cellphone use, the more time spent on social media, and the higher

the anxiety. Peer relationships actually get worse the more you use your phone.” Jean Twenge, a

psychology professor at San Diego State University, reached similar conclusions in 2017. In her

study, Twenge discovered that students who spend more time using smartphones and other

electronic devices are less satisfied with their lives than students who frequently engage in face-

to-face interaction. "We found that students who spent five or more hours a day online were 71

percent more likely than those who spent less than an hour a day to have at least one suicide risk
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factor (depression, thinking about suicide, making a suicide plan or attempting suicide). Overall,

suicide risk factors rose significantly after two or more hours a day of time online”.

The use of social media by health educator and student revealed that more than half of the

participants used these platforms for health awareness purpose in Philippines. They believed that

these networks were important tools to spread knowledge, raise awareness and improve health

habits. The result of this research can help health educator and students it uses social media.

Appropriately to educate the people of the Philippines on how to promote public health and

manage the burden of disease that affect them.

OBJECTIVES:

The primary objective of the study is to understand the underlying factors of using social media

and to spread awareness to the health status of the students.

Specifically, this study aims to:

Determine the profile of the students in terms of

• Sex

• Age

• Number of times using social media

• Ownership of gadgets/electronic device;

To understand the underlying factors of using social media and to spread awareness to the health

status of the students;

Find out if there is significant relationship between the profile of the students and their health

status;
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SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY:

The use of social media by health educator and student revealed that more than half of the

participants used these platforms for health awareness purpose in Philippines. They believed that

these networks were important tools to spread knowledge, raise awareness and improve health

habits. The result of this research can help health educator and students it uses social media.

Appropriately to educate the people of the Philippines on how to promote public health and

manage the burden of disease that affect them.

SCOPE AND LIMITATION:

This study focuses on the Effects of Social media on health status of Senior High School

Students. The data collection will be conducted to 100 randomly selected students in Senior High

(University of Eastern Philippines Senior High Laboratory School) S/Y 2021-2022 who will

represent the population.

This study will not cover other problems that are not consider as one of the stressors and

depressants. Each of the respondents is given the same questionnaires to answer. The results of

this study will be applicable only to the respondents of this study and will not be used as a

measure to the effects of social media of the students who do not belong to the population of this

study. The main source of data will be the questionnaire, which is prepared by the researchers.
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THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK:

The primary objective of the study is to understand the underlying factors of using social media.

The research suggests considerable variables that boost or inhibit the adoption which could

inform future research to explore the involvement strategies that support dynamic usage of social

media to improve health outcomes. Numerous models and theories occur to predict individuals‟

intention to adopt or reject a specific technology. The unified theory of acceptance and use of

technology is utilized due to the high level of prediction in accepting new technology.

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK:

The adoption of social media as health promotion tool among students is a critical issue since

there is limited research related the adoption of these platforms in health context. This study

proposes that performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating

conditions, and perceived enjoyment are key adoption factors of social media as health

promotion tool among students. The unique characteristics of social media such as time, cost,

audience, and relation present a new opportunity for students which urge the need to investigate

the acceptance and use of such technology.

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PARADIGM:

Independent Variable Dependent Variable

Profile of Students

• Sex Health of the students

• Age

• Number of times using social media

• Ownership of gadget/electronic

device;
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NULL HYPHOTESIS:

1. Time spent of social network site well have no effect on a person self-esteem.

2. Age will have an influence on the amount of social network sites in a person.

3. Gender will have no influence in the amount of time spent of social network site.

DEFINITION OF TERMS:

Social media – Conceptually, it is an internet-based form of communication. Social media

platforms allow users to have conversations, share information and create web content.

Operationally, social media is online sources that facilitate individuals‟ engagement with

different types of content exchange, easy access to information and reach the public.

Health status - Conceptually, it refers to your medical conditions (both physical and mental

health), claims experience, receipt of health care, medical history, genetic information, evidence

of insurability, and disability.

Awareness – Conceptually, it is the state or ability to perceive, to feel, or to be conscious of

events, objects, or sensory patterns. Awareness in general means, knowledgeable being

conscious; cognizant, informed alert.

Underlying factor – Conceptually, it is the difficulty and complexity of the problem itself.