Abstract

A PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SMARTPHONE USAGE AND HEALTH PROBLEM IN STUDENTS

Polam. Raja Sekhar Reddy* and Goli. Prasanna Lakshmi

ABSTRACT

Today’s students are Tomorrow’s citizens. Smartphone usage is beneficial to them in learning some new things, However excessive Smartphone usage has associated with health problems in students. This study aimed to determine the association between the Smartphone usage and associated Health problems like Headache, neck pain depression, fatigue, stress in undergraduate students. Materials and Methods: A Prospective study was conducted with a sample size of n= 327 students in a college by self designed Questionnaire form. The sample include age group of 11- 25 who are using smart phones for more than 2 hours per day or more than 16 hours per week. Results: A total of n= 327 (p

Keywords: Smartphone, Health problems, Students, Long term usage, Depression.