Internet Addiction and Its Associated Factors among Undergraduate Students in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Journal
Journal of addiction
ISSN: 2090-7834
Titre abrégé: J Addict
Pays: Egypt
ID NLM: 101602563
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
23
10
2022
revised:
13
02
2023
accepted:
28
03
2023
medline:
24
4
2023
pubmed:
24
4
2023
entrez:
24
04
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Internet has penetrated all processes of life and has become an unavoidable part of people's daily life. This widespread use of the Internet has resulted in significant concerns with regard to problematic Internet behaviours and related conditions. The aim of the study was to find out the prevalence of Internet addiction and its associated factors among undergraduate students in Kathmandu. We included all together 344 undergraduate students from different colleges affiliated to Pokhara University for this cross-sectional study. We used self-administered questionnaire consisting of the Internet Addiction Test scale to assess the Internet addiction. We coded the data, entered it in Epi-Data 3.1 and transferred to IBM SPSS 25 for analysis. We applied bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis to identify factors associated with Internet addiction, and The prevalence of Internet addiction was found to be 29.90% (95% CI: 25.0-34.9). In the chi-squared test relationship with parents, parental control over the Internet use, perceived feeling of loneliness, and time spent on internet per day were found to be statistically associated ( This study revealed nearly one-third of the Internet addiction among undergraduate students. Relationship with parents, parental control over the internet use, perceived loneliness feelings, and time spent on internet per day were significantly associated with Internet addiction along other factors. Therefore, it is important to raise awareness among young generation, parents, and teachers towards risk of Internet addiction.
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
Internet has penetrated all processes of life and has become an unavoidable part of people's daily life. This widespread use of the Internet has resulted in significant concerns with regard to problematic Internet behaviours and related conditions. The aim of the study was to find out the prevalence of Internet addiction and its associated factors among undergraduate students in Kathmandu.
Materials and Methods
UNASSIGNED
We included all together 344 undergraduate students from different colleges affiliated to Pokhara University for this cross-sectional study. We used self-administered questionnaire consisting of the Internet Addiction Test scale to assess the Internet addiction. We coded the data, entered it in Epi-Data 3.1 and transferred to IBM SPSS 25 for analysis. We applied bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis to identify factors associated with Internet addiction, and
Results
UNASSIGNED
The prevalence of Internet addiction was found to be 29.90% (95% CI: 25.0-34.9). In the chi-squared test relationship with parents, parental control over the Internet use, perceived feeling of loneliness, and time spent on internet per day were found to be statistically associated (
Conclusion
UNASSIGNED
This study revealed nearly one-third of the Internet addiction among undergraduate students. Relationship with parents, parental control over the internet use, perceived loneliness feelings, and time spent on internet per day were significantly associated with Internet addiction along other factors. Therefore, it is important to raise awareness among young generation, parents, and teachers towards risk of Internet addiction.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37091192
doi: 10.1155/2023/8782527
pmc: PMC10118885
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
8782527Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 Sonu Acharya et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this article.
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