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Internet addiction during the COVID-19 pandemic among adolescents in southeast Nigeria and implications for adolescent care in the post-pandemic era: A cross-sectional study.

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العنوان: Internet addiction during the COVID-19 pandemic among adolescents in southeast Nigeria and implications for adolescent care in the post-pandemic era: A cross-sectional study.
المؤلفون: Onukwuli VO; College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Ituku/Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria., Onyinye EN; University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu, Nigeria., Udigwe IB; Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Anambra, Nigeria., Umeh UM; Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Awka, Anambra, Nigeria., Enebe JT; ESUT Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Enugu, Nigeria., Umerah AT; Federal University of Technology Owerri, Owerri, Imo, Nigeria.
المصدر: SAGE open medicine [SAGE Open Med] 2023 Feb 25; Vol. 11, pp. 20503121231152763. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Feb 25 (Print Publication: 2023).
نوع المنشور: Journal Article
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: SAGE Publications Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101624744 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 2050-3121 (Print) Linking ISSN: 20503121 NLM ISO Abbreviation: SAGE Open Med Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Original Publication: London : SAGE Publications
مستخلص: Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of internet addiction amongst adolescents in Southeast Nigeria during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) era.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in 10 randomly selected secondary schools, 2 (one urban and one rural) each from Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi Enugu and Imo states of southeastern Nigeria between July and August 2021. Data on demographic variables were collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire. Young's Internet Addiction Test was used to assess the extent of internet use. Analysis was done using the IBM SPSS Statistics version 23. The level of significance was set at a p -value of <0.05.
Results: The mean age of the respondents was 16.2 ± 1.8 years and the male: female ratio was 1:1.6. Most of the adolescents (61.1%) used the internet for academic purposes, while 32.8% used it for social interactions and the majority (51.5%) used their phones. The prevalence of internet addiction was 88.1% (24.9% had mild, 59.6% had moderate, while 3.6% had severe addiction) and a good proportion of the respondents (81.1%) perceived addiction as bad. Internet addiction was significantly associated with the respondent's age ( p  = 0.043), mother's level of education ( p  = 0.023), family size ( p  = 0.021), place of residence ( p  = 0.035), alcohol intake ( p  = 0.017), smoking ( p  = 0.015), substance use ( p  = 0.001) as well as the duration of internet use ( p  < 0.001). Internet addiction was predicted by the male gender (adjusted odds ratio (AOR): 2.054; confidence interval (CI): 1.200-3.518), early adolescent age group (10-13 years) (AOR: 0.115; C1: 0.015-0.895) as well as the duration of internet use (AOR: 0.301; CI: 0.189-0.479).
Conclusions: The prevalence of internet addiction among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic era was high. The predictors of addiction were the male gender, early adolescent age group and duration of internet use.
Competing Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
(© The Author(s) 2023.)
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فهرسة مساهمة: Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; Internet addiction; adolescents; southeast Nigeria
تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20230302 Latest Revision: 20230303
رمز التحديث: 20240628
مُعرف محوري في PubMed: PMC9969478
DOI: 10.1177/20503121231152763
PMID: 36860685
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE
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تدمد:2050-3121
DOI:10.1177/20503121231152763