@article{Amina Ehsan_Farwa Iqbal_Muhammad Azeem Rao_2021, title={Frequency and risk factors of internet addiction in medical students: a cross-sectional study}, volume={71}, url={https://ojs.jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/351}, DOI={10.47391/JPMA.451}, abstractNote={<p><strong><u>Abstract</u></strong></p> <p><strong>Objectives</strong><strong>:</strong> The objectives of the study were to find out the prevalence of internet addiction and to determine the risk factors associated with internet addiction in medical students.</p> <p><strong>Methods: </strong>This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out at Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi from July 2018 to August 2019. Our study population included medical students from all the years of MBBS aged 18-25 years, who have been using the internet for the past two years or more. A Stratified random sampling technique was used. Seventy-six self-administered questionnaires were distributed in each year. Data was entered and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 25).</p> <p><strong>Results: </strong>Out of the total sample of 380, the prevalence came out to be 90% (n=342). Two hundred and twenty-two 222 (58.4%) had mild, 115 (30.3%) had moderate, six (1.6%) had severe and 37 (9.7%) had no addiction. Out of the risk factors online friendships (p= 0.007), online relationships (P=0.035), online chatting (p= 0.009), online shopping (p= 0.009), online games (p=0.023) and online series/movies (p< 0.000) were statistically significant.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The prevalence of internet addiction is high among medical students, which is mostly of a mild type. Internet addiction is more common in males and non-hostel residents. Other significant risk factors are online relationships, online gaming, and online series/movies.</p> <p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Prevalence, internet, medical students, risk factors.</p> <p><strong>Continuous...</strong></p>}, number={8}, journal={Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association}, author={Amina Ehsan and Farwa Iqbal and Muhammad Azeem Rao}, year={2021}, month={Dec.}, pages={2111} }