Prevalence of internet addiction among medical and non-medical students of International Islamic University (IIUM), Kuantan

Abdul Hadi, Azwanis and Azmi, Nurul Husna and Azmi, Fatin Nadrah and Jasmani, Norshahida and Mohd Salim, Fatin Salina and Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim (2022) Prevalence of internet addiction among medical and non-medical students of International Islamic University (IIUM), Kuantan. IIUM Journal of Orofacial and Health Sciences, 3 (1). p. 54. E-ISSN 2735-0584

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Abstract

Internet addiction has become a serious issue in today’s world especially among college students. Studies have shown worrying prevalence of internet addiction, with most studies were done among medical students. Hence, this study aimed to elicit the prevalence and factors associated with internet addiction among medical and non-medical students of IIUM Kuantan. A total of 107 medical and 104 non-medical students of IIUM Kuantan participated in this cross-sectional study that was conducted between July and August 2019 using convenient sampling. The Internet Addiction Test (IAT) was distributed through Whatsapp® and Instagram®. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents and binary logistic regression were used to find the factors associated with internet addiction among the respondents. 67.3% of medical students and 65.4% of non-medical students were found to be moderately addicted to the internet. The significant predictors for internet addiction for medical students were age (OR 0.235 95% CI 0.068 - 0.812) and duration spent on the internet (OR 0.235 95% CI 0.068 - 0.812). For non-medical students, the significant predictors were social networking (OR 0.137 95% CI 0.003-0.636), internet TV (OR 3.574 95% CI 1.057-12.08) and duration spent on the internet (OR 0.247 95% CI 0.06-0.91). In conclusion, the prevalence of internet addiction among medical and non-medical students in IIUM, Kuantan was proven to be a concern. Active intervention such as creating awareness on healthy internet use and identification of students with problematic internet use must be considered for successful outcome.

Item Type:	Article (other)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	internet addiction, comparison, medical students, non-medical students, Malaysia
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Community Medicine (Effective: 1st January 2011) Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Family Medicine (Effective: 1st January 2011)
Depositing User:	SR NUR FARHANA LATFI
Date Deposited:	26 Jan 2022 17:13
Last Modified:	26 Jan 2022 17:13
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/96494

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