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Table 6 Comparison of engagement across social media platforms

From: Investigating the feasibility and acceptability of using Instagram to engage post-graduate students in a mass communication social media-based health intervention, #WeeStepsToHealth

 

Topic (general/nutrition/physical activity)

Type (information/substitution/social support)

Humorous/non-humorous

Instagram

Twitter

Facebook

Likes, n

Comments, n

Retweets, n

Likes, n

Likes/reactions, n

Comments, n

Shares, n

Post 1

General

Information

Humorous

10

0

-

-

-

-

-

Post 2

Nutrition

Substitution

Non-humorous

7

0

-

-

-

-

-

Post 3

Physical activity

Information

Non-humorous

12

0

-

-

-

-

-

Post 4

Nutrition

Substitution

Non-humorous

7

0

-

-

-

-

-

Post 5

Physical activity

Information

Humorous

8

0

-

-

-

-

-

Post 6

General

Social support

Non-humorous

10

0

3

9

1

0

0

Post 7

Physical activity

Substitution

Humorous

16

0

1

3

49

30 (53 including replies)

2

Post 8

Physical activity

Information

Non-humorous

15

0

0

1

-

-

-

Post 9

Nutrition

Substitution

Non-humorous

7

0

-

-

-

-

-

Post 10

Nutrition

Substitution

Humorous

8

1

-

-

-

-

-

Post 11

Nutrition

Substitution

Non-humorous

7

0

-

-

-

-

-

Post 12

General

Substitution

Humorous

7

0

-

-

-

-

-

Post 13

Physical activity

Information

Non-humorous

8

0

-

-

-

-

-

Post 14

Nutrition

Substitution

Non-humorous

9

0

-

-

-

-

-

Post 15

Nutrition

Substitution

Non-humorous

10

0

-

-

-

-

-

Post 16

Nutrition

Substitution

Non-humorous

9

0

-

-

-

-

-

Post 17

Nutrition

Substitution

Non-humorous

6

0

-

-

-

-

-

Post 18

Nutrition

Information

Non-humorous

4

0

-

-

-

-

-

Post 19

Nutrition

Substitution

Non-humorous

3

0

-

-

-

-

-

Post 20

Nutrition

Substitution

Non-humorous

8

0

-

-

-

-

-

Post 21

Physical activity

Social support

Non-humorous

8

2

0

1

1

0

0

Post 22

Physical activity

Information

Humorous

11

0

-

-

-

-

-

Post 23

General

Information

Humorous

11

0

-

-

-

-

-

Post 24

Physical activity

Information

Non-humorous

10

0

-

-

-

-

-

Post 25

Physical activity

Social support

Non-humorous

11

0

-

-

-

-

-

Post 26

Nutrition

Substitution

Non-humorous

11

0

-

-

-

-

-

Post 27

Physical activity

Information

Non-humorous

8

0

-

-

-

-

-

Post 28

General

Information

Non-humorous

6

0

-

-

-

-

-