AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY TO FIND OUT PREVALENCE OF INTERNET ADDICTION AMONG JUNIOR RESIDENTS, JAIPUR

Dr. Ravi Kant, Dr. Srishti Jain, Dr. Suresh Chand Soni, Dr. Rajeev Yadav

Abstract


Background: Excess use of internet has been found to affect one′s personal, social and professional
performance. Internet addiction is a major concern in university medical students. Objective: To assess
the prevalence of Internet addiction among Junior residents of S.M.S. medical college. Material and Methods: Observational
cross-sectional study among 280 Junior residents of SMS Medical College, Jaipur from Jan 2023 to Mar 2023. The data was
collected by using Young`s IAT questionnaire. Results: Present study found that 64% of Junior residents were addicted to
internet according to young′s IAT scale. Internet addiction was not signicantly different between male and female Junior
residents. Out of them 38% of Junior residents agreed that their job performance and productivity suffer because of the internet
and 56% feel depressed, moody, or nervous when they were off-line. Conclusion: Present study found that majority of Junior
residents were addicted to internet.


Keywords


Internet Addiction, Junior residents, Young`s IAT,

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