Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
Internet use is prevalent in medical students as they use it for academic, entertainment and social purpose. Inappropriate internet use can interruptacademic,occupational and social life. To study prevalence ofthe internet addiction in medical students and its association with mental health of students and also to study relationship between internet addiction and life of student. A cross sectional study was conducted in Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Foundation’s Medical College, Ahmednagar. Total 399 medical students using internet more than one year and given written informed consent included in this study and samples were selected by random sampling method. Internet addiction Test and Supplementary questionnaires were used for data collection from students. Assessment of internet addiction in students done by Dr. Kimberly Young Internet addiction Test. In this study of 399 medical students 210 were normal, 199 were mild addicted, 58 are moderately addicted and 12 are severely addicted to internet use. Awareness should be created among undergraduate students about the drawback of the unnecessary use of the internet and promoting students to use the internet for academic purposes and collecting scientific info.
How to cite this article:
Shivnath N. Parkhe, Nagsen P. Kamble, Amrut A. Swami and Vijay B. Patil. A Cross Sectional Study of Internet Addiction Among Medical Students in Western Maharashtra.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2024.1.79.83
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