Assessing the Knowledge Regarding Health Hazards Due to Mobile Phone Over Use Among Adolescents in a Selected Urban Community, Thrissur with a View to Develop an Information Leaflet
Journal Title: Journal of Nursing Today - Year 2019, Vol 10, Issue 2
Abstract
Random expansions and proliferations in mobiles have provided better opportunities for communication, information, and social interaction. The excessive undisciplined usage by individuals has led to the emergence of mobile phone dependence. This will cause various physical, psychological and social health hazards to humans. Hence the study was undertaken to assess the knowledge regarding health hazards due to mobile phone over useamong adolescents in selected communityThrissur, and to prepare a leaflet regarding health hazards due to mobile phone overuse. The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge regarding health hazards due to mobile phone over use among adolescents, to find out the association between knowledge regarding health hazards due to mobile phone over use among adolescents with their selected demographic variables and to develop an information leaflet regarding health hazards due to mobile phone over use. A descriptive research design was adopted for the study. This study was conducted over 100 adolescents, who were selected by convenience sampling technique. The knowledge was assessed by using a structured knowledge questionnaire on health hazards of mobile phone overuse. The findings revealed that 1% of samples had adequate knowledge, 61% had moderate knowledge and 38% had inadequate knowledge regarding the health hazards of mobile phone overuse. The study also revealed that there were no associations between knowledge regarding health hazards of mobile phone over use among adolescents with their selected demographic variables. The study concluded that the adolescents had moderate knowledge regarding health hazards of mobile phone over use.
Authors and Affiliations
Anu Benny C, Crista K Sunil, Arpitha Xavier, Harsha K P, Athira M S, Mahija Jose, Bincy Benny, Asha C G
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