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Introduction: In the current competitive world, life without an internet is unimaginable. Internet can be utilized generously for overall progress toward accomplishing good aspects. However, it is misused or abused, especially among adolescent and young adults, due to their vulnerability for addiction. In this context, the study aims at finding internet addiction (IA) among students. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to explore and grade the severity of IA in relation to academic performance among medical undergraduates. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to explore and grade the severity of IA in relation to academic performance among medical undergraduates. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted on 146 2nd year medical undergraduates studying at Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, BG Nagara, after obtaining the Institutional Ethics Committee permission. Young’s IA test containing 20 questionnaires was introduced, along with this first theory internal assessment marks were obtained. Data were analyzed using the SPSS software and Chi-square test. Results: Of 146, 115 participated in the study with overall IA rate of 63.48% and the most common use being for entertainment purpose, followed by social networking and academics related activities. 27.82% of male students and 35.65% of the females were seen to be addicted to the internet. Among these students, 44.35% had mild addiction and 19.13% were moderately addicted to internet use. IA severity was not significantly associated with the students’ academic performance. Conclusions: Even though the students were mild to moderately addicted to internet usage, we were not able to find a direct relationship between internet overuse and their academic activities. Early care in such group can overcome the subsequent risk of progressing to severe addiction. |
