Internet Addiction Disorder and Its Determinants among a Sample of Medical Students in Baghdad; 2017

, Zahraa Ali Ja; , Ffar; , Abdul Munem Al Dabbagh

	Internet Addiction Disorder and Its Determinants among a Sample of Medical Students in Baghdad; 2017
Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal
Article 1, Volume 18, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 68-75 PDF (0 K)
Authors
Zahraa Ali Ja; ffar; Abdul Munem Al Dabbagh
Abstract
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Internet has become an important part of our daily life, despite a lot of beneficial services available on the internet, excessive use may lead to negative consequences. College students are the most at risk group OBJECTIVE: This research aimed at estimating the prevalence of internet addiction disorder and trying to find out its determinants among Medical College Students in Baghdad.. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This cross sectional questionnaire survey was conducted on a sample of Al-Kindy Medical College Students in Baghdad using a self-administered questionnaire, information collected from 263 students from April through May 2017. RESULTS: The study showed that the Prevalence rate of internet addiction disorder among Al-Kindy Medical College Students was 49 %.A statistically significant relation had been found between internet addiction score and hours spent online daily, using social network applications and online games, and daily hours spent online (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: Internet addiction is common among Al-Kindy Medical College Students. Spending more hours online per day, using social network applications and games were among the determinants of internet addiction disorder.
Keywords
KEY WORDS; addiction; determinants

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