study about frequency, distribution and determinants of internet addiction in medical students of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Abstract

Background: Due to ease of access and affordability, globally 4.95 billion people are using the internet for multiple purposes. However, this use has resulted in the emergence of some novel problems. Objective: Our objectives were to find the frequency and distribution of internet addiction by gender and type (public/private sector medical students) in medical student of KPK. Methodology: This was an analytical cross-sectional study. A sample size of 365 was calculated using the Raosoft SPSS calculator. The sampling procedure was conducted through the non-probability consecutive technique. The data collection was carried out by using Young IAT scoring criteria. Demographic variables were sex and the type of medical student of KPK. The Chi-square test was used to find an association between variables. Result: Out of total 365 participants, 205(56%) were male and 160(43.8%) were female. According to the Young’s IAT form, 172(47.1%) were normal users 173(47.4%)were problematic and 20 (5.8%) were internet addicts. There was no statistically significant association between internet addiction with sex and the type of students with a p-value of 0.589 and 0.654. Conclusion: In our study, there was no significant association between internet addiction with gender and the type of medical student.