A cross sectional study on internet addiction among students of KMCT integrated campus

Introduction: Excessive use of the Internet affects the academic achievements of students. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of Internet addiction and the pattern of Internet use among undergraduate medical students. Method: This analytical cross-sectional study conducted on 177 undergraduate medical students in batch 2016, 2017 and 2018, who were included in this study by convenience sampling method. The study tool was Young’s Internet Addiction Test containing questions regarding the pattern of Internet use. Data entry and analysis was done by using Microsoft excel and SPSS version 21. Qualitative data were described in terms of frequency and percentage while quantitative data were expressed as mean and standard deviation. Chi square test and multiple linear regression were used to find out the relationship between various factors and Internet Addiction (IA). The significance level was considered 0.05. Results: The mean age of the participants was 20.3 years (± 1.19), and 62 % of the subjects were males. The prevalence rate of Internet Addiction (IA) was found to be 56.5% and 42.9% of them were in mild and 13.6% were in moderate addiction category. Being male (β= -0.143, p=0.038), staying at a hostel (β= 0.167, p=0.018), not having a time preference for using the Internet (β= -0.174, p=0.012), spending more time on the Internet everyday (β= 0.201, p=0.000), being always online (β= 0.276, p=0.000) and more years of using the Internet (β= 0.175, p=0.015) were significantly related with IA in students. Conclusion: A large proportion of medical students were found to be addicted to the Internet. Therefore, this issue should be addressed immediately.

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A cross-sectional study to assess internet addiction among medical undergraduate students of government medical college in Agra, India

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20204764 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (11) ◽

pp. 4578

Author(s):

Khan I. Aqeel ◽

S. K. Misra

Keyword(s):

Undergraduate Students ◽

Internet Addiction ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Internet Usage ◽

Government Medical College ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College ◽

Medical Undergraduate ◽

Medical Undergraduate Students

Background: Internet has become an essential part of one’s life in this modern era where technology is taking over the world. Risk of Internet addiction (IA) has increased in this year 2020, due to Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, where most of time students are restricted to their homes thus relying on social media to be in touch with outer world, moreover surfing of web, as well as online learning practices increased their screen and internet exposure time. Hence, we conducted a study to assess internet addiction among medical undergraduate students of Government Medical College in Agra.Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 600 medical undergraduate students of S.N. Medical College, Agra. A self-administered, pre-validated questionnaire was used and a total of 488 students responded. E-questionnaire consist of questions about demographic information and internet usage pattern, it also contains Young’s IA test scale to measure internet addiction. Data obtained was analyzed and inferences were drawn.Results: The prevalence of IA was 61.5%. Mean ± Standard deviation (SD) age of the participants was 22.27±1.59 years and 48.36% were males. IA was significantly associated with male students, higher family income group and higher year of academic course. IA was also statistically significant with higher number of years since using internet, greater screen and internet usage time.Conclusion: Internet addiction is a growing problem among students of professional courses especially in medical colleges. IA has psychological, physical, and social impact on student’s life. So, it is necessary to develop strategies for prevention of internet addiction.

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Internet Addiction and Estimation Procedure, Among Computer and Medical Professional Students: A Cross Sectional Study Odisha, India

International Journal of Biomedical Materials Research ◽

10.11648/j.ijbmr.20160401.11 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Bulu Mahanty

Keyword(s):

Internet Addiction ◽

Estimation Procedure ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Medical Professional ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Professional Students

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Internet addiction among engineering students in Belagavi city: cross sectional study

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20191372 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 1488

Author(s):

Ravikiran Kamate ◽

Sulakshna Baliga ◽

M. D. Mallapur

Keyword(s):

Internet Addiction ◽

Internet Use ◽

Engineering Students ◽

Low Cost ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Behavioral Pattern ◽

Easy Access ◽

The Internet ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

Background: Internet addiction is not clinical diagnosis, but a potentially pathological behavioral pattern with symptoms: a loss of control over the behavior, preoccupation with the Internet, using the Internet to modify mood, and withdrawal symptoms. Easy access and low cost of Internet packs- are main cause of development of increased internet use in India. Internet addiction – factors like gender, environmental factors, socioeconomic status, etc. have effect on internet use.Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted during January 2016 to February 2016. Data was collected among 500 engineering students of four engineering colleges of Belagavi city using young's questionnaire. Analysis was performed using SPS 20. Chi-square applied as statistical test of significance for the association between age, sex, residence, SES and schooling. P<0.01 was considered to be statistically significant.Results: The present study revealed that 16.2 and 6.2% of participants had moderate and severe form of internet addiction respectively. With increase in age prevalence of addiction increased. Internet addiction was more among Males when compared to females. Addiction was seen more in students whose both parents were working.Conclusions: Internet addiction is an emerging form of addiction among students with males more than females mostly among engineering students who are dependent on internet for their work, carrier and completion of course Hence it's time to develop comprehensive intervention approach to promote healthy and safe internet use from family, college and peers.

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Pattern of internet addiction among urban and rural school students, Mangaluru, India: a comparative cross-sectional study

International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ◽

10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20183005 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (5) ◽

pp. 1750

Author(s):

Sowndarya T. A. ◽

Mounesh Pattar

Keyword(s):

Internet Addiction ◽

Internet Use ◽

Instant Messaging ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Rural School ◽

The Internet ◽

Sectional Study ◽

School Students ◽

College Hospital ◽

Cross Sectional

Background: Adolescents use the Internet for a variety of activities besides gaming; they frequently engage themselves with social networking, instant messaging, blogging and downloading information. Heavy Internet use has been associated with potential side effects, such as loss of control over the use of the Internet, adverse effects on other daily activities, emotional status and communication among family members. Objective of present study to assess the prevalence of Internet Addiction (IA) and factors associated with Internet use among Urban and Rural school students.Methods: A school based cross sectional study was conducted in the urban and rural field practice area of a medical college hospital in Mangaluru. Internet addiction was assessed using Young’s Internet Addiction Test.Results: The prevalence of internet addiction among urban school students was found to be i.e. 83.3%, while it was 78% in rural school students. Mild IA was common among both. Male gender, smart phones and hours spent on internet were common risk factor for IA in both groups.Conclusions: Young’s Internet Addiction Test (IAT) is a simple and easy tool to assess Internet addiction among adolescent school students. Need to give importance of outdoor activity and community level education needed to prevent Internet Addiction.

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Internet Addiction among Medical Postgraduate Students: A Cross- Sectional Study

Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development ◽

10.37506/ijphrd.v11i3.1162 ◽

2020 ◽

Keyword(s):

Internet Addiction ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Postgraduate Students

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Loneliness and internet addiction in doctors and medical students: a cross-sectional study

International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences ◽

10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20181746 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (5) ◽

pp. 1502

Author(s):

Cüneyt Ardiç ◽

Sibel İnecikli ◽

Celile Hatipoğlu

Keyword(s):

Internet Addiction ◽

Primary Care Physicians ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

The Internet ◽

Sectional Study ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Spare Time

Background: Our aim in this study is to determine the level of internet addiction in medical school students and primary care physicians and the factors affecting them.Methods: A 68 physicians and 167 students participated in this descriptive study. The participants were administered the young ınternet addiction test, UCLA loneliness scale and asked to respond to survey questions about their ssociodemographic characteristics, and the relations were evaluated with appropriate statistical methods.Results: It has been identified that playing games online, surfing the internet aimlessly and loneliness score affected internet addiction regardless of other variables (p<0.05). A statistically significant correlation between addiction level and age (r= (-0.341), p<0,001), loneliness score (r=0,284, p<0,001) and online time (r=0,387, p<0,001) has been discovered.Conclusions: In this study, it was found statistically significant that students with internet addiction stayed online for long periods of time and it seemed in line with the criteria observed in substance use disorders such as longer duration of use than intended and not being able to spare time for other activities.

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