scholarly journals Prevalence of internet addiction and its association with socio-demographic factors among MBBS students at medical college, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 1980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vimal Arya ◽  
Harpreet Singh ◽  
Anil Kumar Malhotra
Keyword(s):  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Physical Problems ◽  
Pathological Internet Use ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
Study Participants

Background: Internet addiction is known by many other terms such as pathological internet use or problematic internet use. It is an issue of growing concern specially in the youth of our country. Besides causing physical problems like headache, backache, neck pain, vision problems and insomnia, it can also cause problems in an individual’s social relationships and personal life.Objectives: 1. To assess the prevalence of internet addiction and 2. To find the association of socio-demographic factors with internet addiction.Methods: Young’s Internet Addiction Test was used to measure the prevalence of internet addiction among 402 study participants. Their socio-demographic profile was also obtained via a different questionnaire after obtaining the consent from the students themselves. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20.Results: Out of total 402 participants 235 (58.45%) were males and 167 (41.55%) were females. Score of 80 and above (out of 100) was obtained in 13 (3.23%) students and the score between 50 to 79 was observed in 25 (6.21%) students. It was significantly higher in male students.Conclusion: With changing lifestyles, youths are becoming more inclined towards internet which when taken to the level of addiction can cause various health and social issues. It is relatively a newer kind of addiction that is developing in the youth of today. De-addiction centers are being established in many cities in our country to face this problem.Keywords: Internet Addiction, Young’s Internet Addiction Test, MBBS Students

Prevalence and Socio-demographic Factors of Aggression among Medical College Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Mirzaei-Alavijeh ◽  
P. Hossini ◽  
S. Hayati ◽  
A. Aghaei ◽  
B. Karami-Matin
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

Unravelling the Web

2011 ◽  
pp. 2433-2453
Author(s):  
Laura Widyanto ◽  
Mark Griffiths
Keyword(s):  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Internet Addiction Disorder ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Pathological Internet Use ◽  
Excessive Internet Use ◽  
The Web

It has been alleged by some academics that excessive Internet use can be pathological and addictive. This chapter reviews what is known from the empirical literature on “Internet addiction” and its derivatives (e.g., Internet Addiction Disorder, Pathological Internet Use etc.) and assesses to what extent it exists. The chapter briefly overviews (i) the history and concept of Internet addiction, (ii) research on (adolescent and adult) Internet addiction, (iii) the attraction of the online world to adolescents, (iv) Internet users in their own words, an (v) an examination of online versus offline identity. The chapter has demonstrated that research into adolescent Internet addiction is a relatively little studied phenomenon although most effects found among adult users are thought to occur among adolescents too. In conclusion it would appear that if Internet addiction does indeed exist, it affects only a relatively small percentage of the online population and there is very little evidence that it is problematic among adolescents.

scholarly journals Problematic internet use in Bangladeshi students: The role of socio-demographic factors, depression, anxiety, and stress

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 48-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed A. Mamun ◽  
Md. Sharif Hossain ◽  
Abu Bakkar Siddique ◽  
Md. Tajuddin Sikder ◽  
Daria J. Kuss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internet Use ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Problematic Internet Use ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

The Danish Youth Cohort: Characteristics of participants and non-participants and determinants of attrition

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 648-656 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathilde Vinther-Larsen ◽  
Mette Riegels ◽  
Morten Hulvej Rod ◽  
Michaela Schiøtz ◽  
Tine Curtis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Occupational Status ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Total Income ◽  
Income Loss ◽  
Loss To Follow Up ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Design And Methods

Aims: The aim of this paper is to describe the design and methods used in the Danish Youth Cohort and to give a description of the study participants with special attention to a comparison between participants and non-participants regarding sociodemographic characteristics. Methods: A total of 1,945 schools were invited, out of which 506 participated. The participating 7th grades comprised a total of 12,498 responding adolescents. The response rate for the Danish Youth Cohort established in 2005 was 63%. The sample of 12,498 adolescents represents 18.2% of all pupils (n = 68,764) in the 7th grade (mean age: 13.4 years) in Danish schools in 2005. The cohort was followed up in spring 2006 and spring 2007, where the adolescents were in the 8th (mean age: 14.4 years) and 9th (mean age: 15.3 years) grades, respectively. Results: We found that compared with non-participants the participants were significantly more likely to be girls, to be of Danish ethnicity, and to live in one-family houses. Furthermore, participants more often came from families with two or three children, were more likely to have parents with a high occupational status, parents who were married and parents with a higher total income. Loss to follow-up was only associated with adolescents’ higher probability of drinking and use of tobacco, and none of the other factors were associated with attrition. Conclusions: The participants in the Danish Youth Cohort represent a great variety of different groups of socio-demographic factors, although they differ from non-participants as regards a range of socio-demographic factors. This should be taken into account in future analyses.

scholarly journals Socio-demographic Factors Associated with Emergency Caesarean Section Cases admitted at Tertiary Care Hospital in Dhaka City

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-26
Author(s):  
Rifat Sultana ◽  
Dewan Shahida Banu ◽  
Mahmuda Khatun ◽  
Fatima Dolon ◽  
Mahmuda Nahar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Caesarean Section ◽  
Intraoperative Complications ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Emergency Caesarean Section ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Emergency Caesarean ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

Background: Socio-demographic factors are related with the need of emergency obstetric care.Objectives:  The purpose of the present study was to see the socio-demographic characteristics of emergency caesarean section.Methodology: This cross-sectional of study was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka from the duration July 2006 to December 2006 for a period of six (6) months. The pregnant women underwent emergency caesarean section admitted at Dhaka Medical College Hospital during the mentioned period of the study were my study population. The cases were selected from the patients who got admitted at obstetrics ward of DMCH with an indication of emergency caesarean section with stable general condition at that moment. Every 10th patient was selected for the study. Data has been collected after taking written consent from the patients as per consent form. Then a thorough history, clinical examination was done and information were collected. Intraoperative complications such as haemorrhage, cardiac arrest were noted.Result: The study was performed on 100 cases of which 35(35.0%) emergency caesarean section cases belonged to the age group of 20 to 24 years and 56.0% were from lower socio economic class. Among them 42.0% of the cases of emergency caesarean section had education SSC and above level; furthermore 12.0% were illiterate. In addition 92.0% cases were house wife.Conclusion: In conclusion young house wives from lower socio economic status are mostly underwent emergency caesarean section.Journal of Current and Advance Medical Research 2017;4(1):23-26

Explicit self-esteem, loneliness, and pathological Internet use among Chinese adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 965-972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weinan Zeng ◽  
Kaiyin Ye ◽  
Ying Hu ◽  
Ze-Wei Ma
Keyword(s):  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Preventive Measure ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Pathological Internet Use ◽  
The Relationship

We explored the mediating role of loneliness in the relationship between explicit self-esteem and pathological Internet use in a sample of 624 Chinese adolescents. The participants were administered a series of measures, including the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, UCLA Loneliness Scale (Version 3), and Young Internet Addiction Test. The results suggested that greater pathological Internet use was associated with lower explicit self-esteem and greater loneliness, but loneliness was positively correlated with pathological Internet use. The mediation analysis indicated that loneliness completely mediated the association between explicit self-esteem and pathological Internet use among adolescents, implying that lower explicit self-esteem was correlated with greater loneliness, which was then associated with greater pathological Internet use. Accordingly, enhancing adolescents' self-esteem and decreasing their feelings of loneliness may function as a preventive measure to help teenagers relieve their levels of pathological Internet use.

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