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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Association Between Social Media Use and Patients' Choice of Medical Practitioners Among the General Population in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Nahla H Hariri, Asayel T Alruwais, Wafa M Sodagar, Nada M Allhaiby, Tasneem M Moglan, Lina I Kinkar, Raneem F Alskhairi, Fatima A Almekhlafi, Asia M Kalantan, Ruba F Mohammed and 4 more

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Nahla H HaririDepartment of Community Medicine and Pilgrims Healthcare, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-0098-0187
Asayel T AlruwaisMaternity and Children Hospital Makkah, Makkah 24246, Saudi Arabia.
Wafa M SodagarKing Faisal Hospital, Makkah Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Makkah 24236, Saudi Arabia.
Nada M AllhaibyObstetrics and Gynecology Department, Makkah Health Cluster, Makkah 24342, Saudi Arabia.
Tasneem M MoglanIndependent Researcher, College of Medicine Graduate, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.
Lina I KinkarFamily Medicine Academy, Makkah Health Cluster, Makkah 24342, Saudi Arabia.
Raneem F AlskhairiDepartment of Internal Medicine, King Faisal Hospital, Makkah 24236, Saudi Arabia.
Fatima A AlmekhlafiFamily Medicine Academy, Makkah Health Cluster, Makkah 24342, Saudi Arabia.
Asia M KalantanIndependent Researcher, College of Medicine Graduate, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.
Ruba F MohammedDepartment of General Surgery, Hera General Hospital, Makkah 24227, Saudi Arabia.
Rawan AljuwaybiriAlnawarryah Primary Health Care Centre, Makkah 24236, Saudi Arabia.
Nizar S BawahabDepartment of General Surgery, King Faisal Hospital, Makkah 24236, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0003-9544-3321
Saleh A K SalehDirectorate of Institutional Excellence, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah 21442, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9522-9198
Heba M AdlyDepartment of Community Medicine and Pilgrims Healthcare, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-9222-9149

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Umm al-Qura University 25UQU4240001GSSR03
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medical practitionerpatients’ choicesSaudi Arabiasocial media

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PMCPMC12652120

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