Prevalence Of Internet Addiction Among Students Of People’s Dental Academy, Bhopal - A Cross Sectional Questionarre Based Study

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dc.contributor.authorVyas, Suyashen_US
dc.contributor.authorAgrawal, Deepalien_US
dc.contributor.authorTiwari, Alpanaen_US
dc.contributor.authorChetana, Surabhien_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-25T05:07:29Z
dc.date.available2019-11-25T05:07:29Z
dc.date.issued2017-09
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The internet, one of the important scientific developments in this field, provides a wealth of information in relation to diseases, therapeutic procedures and pharmaceutical products. It has a lower cost as compared to paper based dissemination of information and also has an added advantage of being available worldwide instantly on demand. Therefore, there is a need not only to equip Dental fraternity with adequate skills for use of internet but also to make internet facility available in institutions providing Dental education and healthcare. Aim: The aim of this study is to find out the use of computers and internet and the purpose of using the internet among undergraduate and postgraduate dental students and faculty members compare male to female ratio of using internet. Materials and Methods: Internet addiction questionnaire consisting of 20 questions were distributed among the Dental Undergraduate and postgraduate students and faculty members. No specific sampling technique was employed for selecting the study subjects. Data was analyzed using EpiInfo. Chi-square test was used to find out statistical significance of differences in proportions. A p-value of <0.05 was considered to be significant. Results: As per the results the male dental students uses internet more than female dental students doing extracurricular activities besides educational work. The productivity and work performance of male dental students suffer more than female students due to prolonged internet use. Male dental students also hide their online time and become more defensive and secretive when someone bothers them online. So almost 50 % are at the verge of internet addiction and they have to be monitored properly.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, RKDF College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsPrivate Practitioner, Bhopal, Madhya pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationVyas Suyash, Agrawal Deepali, Tiwari Alpana, Chetana Surabhi. Prevalence Of Internet Addiction Among Students Of People’s Dental Academy, Bhopal - A Cross Sectional Questionarre Based Study. Annals and Essences of Dentistry. 2017 Sep; 9(3): 11-17en_US
dc.identifier.issn0975-8798
dc.identifier.issn0976-156X
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/184693
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherLongdom Publishing SLen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber3en_US
dc.relation.volume9en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.doi.org/10.5368/aedj.2017.9.3.1.3en_US
dc.subjectInterneten_US
dc.subjectAddictionen_US
dc.subjectDental studentsen_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.titlePrevalence Of Internet Addiction Among Students Of People’s Dental Academy, Bhopal - A Cross Sectional Questionarre Based Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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