Prevalence of Internet Addiction and its Correlates Among Regular Undergraduate Medicine and Health Science Students at Ambo University. Cross-Sectional Study.

Autor: Umeta GT; Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia., Regasa SD; Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia., Taye GM; Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia., Ayeno HD; Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia., Tefera GM; Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Substance abuse : research and treatment [Subst Abuse] 2022 Feb 28; Vol. 16, pp. 11782218221080772. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Feb 28 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.1177/11782218221080772
Abstrakt: Introduction: Internet addiction (IA) is causing academic failure, decreased concentration ability, and a negative affective state. In Ethiopia, studies conducted on IA were limited; therefore, this study aimed to assess its prevalence and risk factors among medicine and health science (MHS) students of Ambo University.
Materials and Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study and included MHS students of Ambo University from July 15 to August 15, 2021. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire after receiving informed consent from study participants. The results were analyzed using the statistical software for social sciences version 24. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions were performed to explore the relationship between IA and dependent variables.
Results: Of the 253 participants who participated in the study, 201 (79%) were found to have an IA. Having one's own computer, Internet access at home and an email account were 2 times more risky to develop IA compared to their counterparts with AOR = 2.615 (95% CI = 1.118-5.956) with a P value of .022, AOR = 2.154 (95% CI = 1.054-4.405) with a P value of .35 and (=2.154 (95% CI = 1.054-4.405 with a P value of .035 respectively. Additionally, those who use the Internet for news were 2.5 times more likely to develop IA compared to those who do not (AOR = 2.551 (95% CI = 1.225-5.349) with a P -value of .013). The use of the Internet for scientific research and education reduces IA by 0.7 times (AOR = 0.323 (95% CI = 0.120-0.868) with a P value of .025).
Conclusions: The prevalence of IA was found to be high in this study. Therefore, strategies are needed to minimize the prevalence of this problem.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
(© The Author(s) 2022.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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