Prevalence of internet addiction and its associated factors among medical students at Taiba University, Saudi Arabia
Background: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of internet addiction and its associated factors among medical students at Taibah University in Madinah, KSA. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 426 medical students from Taibah University, KSA. The 20-item Internet Addict...
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| author | Alshaima Mohammad A Kolaib Abdullah Hasan H Alhazmi Maisa Mohammad A Kulaib |
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| description | Background: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of internet addiction and its associated factors among medical students at Taibah University in Madinah, KSA. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 426 medical students from Taibah University, KSA. The 20-item Internet Addiction Test (IAT) was used to measure internet addiction. Results: Most participants (40.8%) used the internet for 5–7 hours/day and mainly for social networking (88.5%) and for downloading media files. Approximately, 6% were classified as internet addicts and 42% had occasional problems. Internet addiction was correlated negatively with performance. Internet addiction was significantly higher among those who used the internet for more than 10 hours/day (P < 0.001), those who used the internet mostly for downloading media files (P = 0.005) and for social networking (P = 0.005). Conclusion: Internet addiction among medical students is relatively high. Preventative measures like awareness campaigns are recommended to minimize internet addiction among university students. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d3a76229dab4e23bbf267c28c4c81cc2022-12-21T22:44:57ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632020-01-01994797480010.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_655_20Prevalence of internet addiction and its associated factors among medical students at Taiba University, Saudi ArabiaAlshaima Mohammad A KolaibAbdullah Hasan H AlhazmiMaisa Mohammad A KulaibBackground: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of internet addiction and its associated factors among medical students at Taibah University in Madinah, KSA. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 426 medical students from Taibah University, KSA. The 20-item Internet Addiction Test (IAT) was used to measure internet addiction. Results: Most participants (40.8%) used the internet for 5–7 hours/day and mainly for social networking (88.5%) and for downloading media files. Approximately, 6% were classified as internet addicts and 42% had occasional problems. Internet addiction was correlated negatively with performance. Internet addiction was significantly higher among those who used the internet for more than 10 hours/day (P < 0.001), those who used the internet mostly for downloading media files (P = 0.005) and for social networking (P = 0.005). Conclusion: Internet addiction among medical students is relatively high. Preventative measures like awareness campaigns are recommended to minimize internet addiction among university students.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2020;volume=9;issue=9;spage=4797;epage=4800;aulast=Kolaibinternet addictionmedical studentsperformancesaudi arabia |
| spellingShingle | Alshaima Mohammad A Kolaib Abdullah Hasan H Alhazmi Maisa Mohammad A Kulaib Prevalence of internet addiction and its associated factors among medical students at Taiba University, Saudi Arabia Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care internet addiction medical students performance saudi arabia |
| title | Prevalence of internet addiction and its associated factors among medical students at Taiba University, Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | Prevalence of internet addiction and its associated factors among medical students at Taiba University, Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of internet addiction and its associated factors among medical students at Taiba University, Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of internet addiction and its associated factors among medical students at Taiba University, Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | Prevalence of internet addiction and its associated factors among medical students at Taiba University, Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | prevalence of internet addiction and its associated factors among medical students at taiba university saudi arabia |
| topic | internet addiction medical students performance saudi arabia |
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