Assessment of mobile phone usage and self-perceived effects among students of a dental college in Chennai.

Authors

  • MANALI DEB BARMA
  • SRISAKTHI D
  • MEIGNANA ARUMUGHAM INDIRAN
  • PRADEEP KUMAR R

Keywords:

mobile phone, addiction, dental students, effect, technology

Abstract

Mobile phone addiction is a type of technological addiction or non substance addiction. The present study was conducted with the objectives of assessing an existing Mobile Phone Dependence Questionnaire scale among dental students and to assess the pattern and factors associated with mobile phone addiction-like behaviour. Nomophobia literally means no mobile phobia that is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact. A cross-sectional study with 177 participants was conducted with Mobile Phone Dependence Questionnaire self administered questionnaire among students of a dental college in Chennai. The questionnaire had demographic details and questions assessing their mobile phone pattern use and self perceived effects of mobile usage on health. Data was collected using a questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. Among the study participants, 64% were above the age of 20. Around 59.3% used their phones for more than 4 hours, however no statistically significant association was observed between gender and duration of phone usage (p <0.05). About 45.8% reported they used their phones during class hours too. Eye strain was the most perceived effect among the participants. The present study results showed that the usage of mobile phones among the study participants was high, which is consistent with the rising trend of usage of mobile phones. . Mass media efforts should be made to raise awareness among people regarding the health effects of mobile phones and regulatory guidelines to reduce its exposure and using mobiles judiciously to avoid becoming independent of technology.

Downloads

Published

2020-08-30

How to Cite

BARMA, M. D. ., D, S. ., INDIRAN, M. A. ., & KUMAR R, P. . (2020). Assessment of mobile phone usage and self-perceived effects among students of a dental college in Chennai. The Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government, 26(2), 1786–1794. Retrieved from https://cibgp.com/au/index.php/1323-6903/article/view/445

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 2 (2020): The journal of contemporary issues in business and government

Section

Articles

License

You are free to:

  1. Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially.
  2. Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
  3. The licensor cannot revoke these freedoms as long as you follow the license terms.

Under the following terms:

  1. Attribution — You must give appropriate credit , provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made . You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  2. No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.

Notices:

You do not have to comply with the license for elements of the material in the public domain or where your use is permitted by an applicable exception or limitation .

No warranties are given. The license may not give you all of the permissions necessary for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy, or moral rights may limit how you use the material.