Screen-time and Associated Factors among MBBS Students of a Government Medical College of Northeast India: A Cross-sectional Study

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dc.contributor.authorDas, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorBhattacharjya, Hen_US
dc.contributor.authorDatta, Den_US
dc.contributor.authorDas, R.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-18T11:08:17Z
dc.date.available2025-06-18T11:08:17Z
dc.date.issued2025-03
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Individuals now-a-days spend considerable time for viewing at LCD or LED screens of electronic gadgets. Such prolonged viewing may affect their health adversely. Objective: To estimate the proportion of high screen-time among MBBS students of a Government Medical College of Northeast India and to determine its association with their self-reported health problems and socio-demographic factors. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted during August and September 2024, using a self-administered and validated questionnaire in a calculated sample of 254 MBBS students of a Government Medical College, chosen by stratified random sampling. High screen-time was defined as spending more than 2 hours per day by a person for viewing an active LCD or LED screen. Chi-square test was used to test the significance of difference between two or more proportions and logistic regression analysis was also used. Results: Proportion of high screen-time was found to be 96.1% (244). Among all, 96.4% of the male, 96.7% of the urban, 98.3% of the hosteller, 97.5% of the students from nuclear families and all of the third year MBBS students had high screen-time. Except the type of family, proportion of high screen-time did not differ significantly across different groups of students. Logistic regression analysis has identified 'studying online' rd (AOR: 1.984, 95% CI: 1.565�342) and 'studying in 3 year' [AOR: 1.756, 95% CI: 1.014�671) as the significant determinants of screen-time (p<0.05). No significant association was detected between screen-time and self- reported health problems of the respondents. Conclusion: Majority of the MBBS students have high screen-time but rd it had no significant association with their self-reported health problems. Studying online' and 'studying in 3 year' were found to be significant determinants of high screen-time.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsPostgraduate Student, Department of Community Medicine, Agartala Government Medical College, Agartala, Tripura, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssociate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Agartala Government Medical College, Agartala, Tripura, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsPostgraduate Student, Department of Community Medicine, Agartala Government Medical College, Agartala, Tripura, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssociate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Agartala Government Medical College, Agartala, Tripura, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationDas S, Bhattacharjya H, Datta D, Das R.. Screen-time and Associated Factors among MBBS Students of a Government Medical College of Northeast India: A Cross-sectional Study. Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, Gujarat Chapter. 2025 Mar; 16(1): 59-66en_US
dc.identifier.issn2229-337X
dc.identifier.issn2320-1525
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/248298
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherDr.Viral R.Daveen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume16en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.51957/Healthline_699_2025en_US
dc.subjectHealth problemen_US
dc.subjectMBBS studentsen_US
dc.subjectScreen-timeen_US
dc.titleScreen-time and Associated Factors among MBBS Students of a Government Medical College of Northeast India: A Cross-sectional Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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