scholarly journals The Relationship Between Internet Addiction and General Health in Students of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences-Iran, 2015: A Cross Sectional Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Kazemi Naeini ◽  
Morteza Hajhosseini ◽  
Hamid Abbasi ◽  
Ghodratollah Roshanaei
Nursing Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zohreh Shahhosseini ◽  
Zeinab Hamzehgardeshi ◽  
Rahmatollah Marzband ◽  
Marzieh Azizi

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (51) ◽  
pp. 3105-3109
Author(s):  
Haobijam Nirendrakumar Singh ◽  
Tonjam Hemchand Singh ◽  
Nongthonbam Surajkumar ◽  
Agatha Gangmei

BACKGROUND Internet is a widely used tool. With its addictive property, this may lead to public health problems. The study intended to assess the prevalence & risk factors for Internet addiction in medical students of Manipur. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study conducted among medical students of Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS) using Young’s 20-items Internet Addiction Test (IAT) questionnaire. RESULTS The response rate was 83.79 %. About 1 / 5 th of the students were Internet users with frequent or significant problems in their life. CONCLUSIONS About 1 / 5th of students in JNIMS reported problems from use of Internet. Semester, age, sex & religion of the students did not have any relationship with Internet addiction scores. KEYWORDS Internet Addiction, Validity, Reliability


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