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- Title
Prevalence and Possible Attributes of Internet Addiction Disorder among Students at the University of Kerbala.
- Authors
Abduallah, Hayder Hassan Aziz; Obaid, Salam Sahib; Salman, Baydaa Ibrahim; Abutiheen, Ali Abdulridha
- Abstract
Background: Internet usage is tremendously growing, misuse and overuse called Internet Addiction (IA); the latter may lead to negative results, affect people's psychological, social, physical, and academic performance, especially students. IA is a growing problem worldwide among young people, including university students. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of IA among university students and identifying associated factors. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 559 students of the first and third stages in four randomly selected colleges in the University of Kerbala. Data collection was done from 26th March to 29th April 2018. A self-administered questionnaire was used based on Arabic versions of the Internet Addiction Test (IAT). Analysis of the data was done by using SPSS version 20. Results: The prevalence of IA was 68.7% (95% confidence interval (CI): 65.1%-72.5%) and severe IA was10.2 % (95% CI: 7.7% -12.7%). IA levels were significantly associated with male gender, excessive Internet use, lower sleeping hours, sleeping late, difficulty awakening in the morning, and lower academic performance (P-value < 0.05). Further, internet addicts showed a higher prevalence of headaches, backache, and hand pain. Conclusion: High level of IA was recognized among university students. IA levels were significantly higher among males. There was a positive association between IA and excessive internet usage, poor sleep habits, and lower academic performance. Higher IA level was associated with a higher prevalence of backache, headache, eye pain or redness, and pain in the hands because of sitting online for long periods.
- Subjects
INTERNET addiction; COLLEGE students; EYE pain; ONLINE social networks; ACADEMIC achievement
- Publication
Kerbala Jorunal of Medicine, 2021, Vol 14, Issue 1, p2456
- ISSN
1990-5483
- Publication type
Article