Prevalence of smartphone addiction and its impact among medical students at Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences in Mwanza, Tanzania
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TextPublisher number: Wurzburg Road 35, BMC Premises, Post Code: 33102: P. O. Box 1464, Mwanza – Tanzania: Phone: +255 28 298 3384: Fax: +255 28 298 3386: Email: vc@bugando.ac.tz www.bugando.ac.tzLanguage: English Language: Kiswahili Publication details: Mwanza, Tanzania: Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] : ©2021Description: xii; 27 Pages; Includes ReferencesSubject(s): Summary: Abstract:
Background: Smartphone offer a myriad of information at the touch of one’s fingertips and enhance productivity, as well as provide instant access to entertainment and social networking sites and social media channels. Due to the high accessibility and mobility of smart phones, widespread and pervasive smartphone use has become the social norm which has resulted in an increase in potential distractions that expose users to various healths and other risk factors specifically to medical students, effects like sleep disturbances, poor academic performance, and mental health concerns possibility of developing an addiction.
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence smartphone addiction and its impacts among medical students at Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences in Mwanza region.
Methodology: The present study was a questionnaire-based descriptive cross-sectional study conducted. A total of 155 medical students were given self-administered questionnaire to gather the required data. The data collected was conducted was coded and analyzed using SPSS software version 25
Results: Of the 115 students enrolled in the study all completed the questionnaire with a response rate of 100%. There were 57 (36.8%) male respondents and 98 (63.2%) female respondents. They ranged in their years of study from 1st to 5th year with ages ranging from 25-35 years, majority of them being single. This study showed that the prevalence of smartphone addiction in the study population using the SAS-SV was 69%. The study revealed no significant impacts of the preference of smartphone addiction among the medical students however the study has somehow help to create awareness on negative effects of smartphone addiction on academic performance, laziness and mental problems.
Conclusion: Results from current study showed that smartphone addiction was common among the investigated medical students. Moreover, the study participants were also aware that excessive preference of smartphone usage has several negative effects. Thus, study recommends health education intervention to reduce smartphone addiction among undergraduate medical students.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATIONS | MWALIMU NYERERE LEARNING RESOURCES CENTRE-CUHAS BUGANDO | NFIC | 1 | UD2116 |
Abstract:
Background: Smartphone offer a myriad of information at the touch of one’s fingertips and enhance productivity, as well as provide instant access to entertainment and social networking sites and social media channels. Due to the high accessibility and mobility of smart phones, widespread and pervasive smartphone use has become the social norm which has resulted in an increase in potential distractions that expose users to various healths and other risk factors specifically to medical students, effects like sleep disturbances, poor academic performance, and mental health concerns possibility of developing an addiction.
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence smartphone addiction and its impacts among medical students at Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences in Mwanza region.
Methodology: The present study was a questionnaire-based descriptive cross-sectional study conducted. A total of 155 medical students were given self-administered questionnaire to gather the required data. The data collected was conducted was coded and analyzed using SPSS software version 25
Results: Of the 115 students enrolled in the study all completed the questionnaire with a response rate of 100%. There were 57 (36.8%) male respondents and 98 (63.2%) female respondents. They ranged in their years of study from 1st to 5th year with ages ranging from 25-35 years, majority of them being single. This study showed that the prevalence of smartphone addiction in the study population using the SAS-SV was 69%. The study revealed no significant impacts of the preference of smartphone addiction among the medical students however the study has somehow help to create awareness on negative effects of smartphone addiction on academic performance, laziness and mental problems.
Conclusion: Results from current study showed that smartphone addiction was common among the investigated medical students. Moreover, the study participants were also aware that excessive preference of smartphone usage has several negative effects. Thus, study recommends health education intervention to reduce smartphone addiction among undergraduate medical students.
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