Internet Addiction: A comparative Study between Faculty of Nursing Students at Damanhour and Alexandria University

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Assistant prof. of Community Health Nursing - Faculty of Nursing- Damanhour University

2 Lecturer of Community Health Nursing - Faculty of Nursing - Alexandria University

3 Lecturer of Nursing Education - Faculty of Nursing - Damanhour University

10.12816/0029279

Abstract

Background: Worldwide, the number of internet users is dramatically increasing. The
internet does pose some serious problems including; information divide, information pollution,
and information insecurities as well as internet addiction. Aim of the study: Assess the
prevalence of internet addiction among nursing students in Damanhour and Alexandria
University, and compare between Internet addiction level among nursing students in
Damanhour and Alexandria University. Subjects& Methods: Research design: A
descriptive comparative research design was used. Setting: The study was carried out in
Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria and Damanhour University. Subjects: A 600 students were
included in the study, 300 students from each University. Tools of data collection: Three
tools were used for data collection. The first tool was Socio-demographic and Health Status
Structured Interview Questionnaire for the Students. The second tool was Computer and
Internet Use Assessment Questionnaire for the Students. The third tool was Young’s Internet
Addiction Test. Results: The present study revealed that 57.8% of the students have mild
internet addiction followed by 17.7% who have moderate internet addiction, and 2.2% of the
students have severe internet addiction. There is a significant relation between level of
internet addiction and student's age, sex, the availability of laptop or PC and internet access
at home, using of phone for internet access, hours of using the internet, and scholastic
achievement. The student complains of headache, blurred vision, low back pain, neck pain,
shoulder pain, and finger numbness. Conclusion: Around sixty percent of the students have
mild internet addiction and the minority of them has severe internet addiction. Male students
were prone to internet addiction than female. Recommendations: Establish a special unit for
counseling about internet addiction and developing hotline services to guide youth in the
diagnostic criteria and management.

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