Mobile phone usage pattern among undergraduate medical students in a Medical College of West Bengal, India
Journal Title: Journal of the Indian Medical Association - Year 2019, Vol 117, Issue 8
Abstract
One of the most prominent and widespread product of technology in today’s world is the ‘Mobile phone’. Although a boon for better communication; there have been endless controversies over frequent use of mobile phones. The study was conducted to find out the pattern of mobile phone usage among undergraduate medical students and to determine any hazards faced by them and their involvement with mobile phones. It was a cross-sectional study conducted at IQ City Medical College, Durgapur, District Burdwan, West Bengal, India during July to August 2015 among 252 undergraduate medical students. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software (version 19.0) was used for analysis. Maximum students used their mobile phones in class (42.5%). About 67.1% were aware of hazards related to mobile phone usage. The most commonly experienced symptom was headache (61.5%), followed by ringxiety (34.7%). Half of the subjects could not live without phone for a single day. Dependence on mobile phone and its hazards have become an issue nowadays due to the multiplicity of its functions. Rules and regulations need to be placed in time regarding its use is the need of the hour
Authors and Affiliations
Indranil Saha, Tapas Kumar Som, Sreemedha Choudhury, Gautam Ghose, Bobby Paul
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP626848
- DOI -
- Views 166
- Downloads 0
Prevalence and staging of chronic kidney disease among adults in Chennai metropolitan area
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been an emerging threat to the health care, due to the increasing burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension. There are few studies in India done to assess the prevalence of CKD....
Leiomyoma of Hard palate case report and review
We report a rare case of Leiomyoma of The hard palate : Case Report and Review. A 42 year old male presented with a small 1 cm swelling over hard palate which was painless slow growing, non tender, smooth surface, overly...
Green insulin use disposal of insulin related supplies
A learned monk said — “Be wise in your actions today, so that you don’t regret tomorrow” This communication aims at creating awareness about disposal and recycling of waste that is generated in management of diabetes th...
Choice of insulin preparation in indoor patients
The choice of appropriate insulin regimes is of paramount importance while planning glycemic management of in-patients. Equally important, however, is the correct choice of insulin preparation and delivery devices
Hypothryoidism : a treatable cause of erectile dysfunction
Sexual dysfunction is a common yet ignored part of medical consultation. Thyroid abnormalities is associated with sexual dysfunction most of which rectifies after normalising thyroid levels. This may reduce the need for...