دورية أكاديمية
Parents' Knowledge On, Attitude Toward, and Practice of Screen Time Exposure Regulation of Their Children Under Six Years of Age in Western Region, Saudi Arabia.
| العنوان: | Parents' Knowledge On, Attitude Toward, and Practice of Screen Time Exposure Regulation of Their Children Under Six Years of Age in Western Region, Saudi Arabia. |
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| المؤلفون: | Alkalash SH; Community Medicine and Health Care, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Qunfudah, SAU.; Family Medicine, Menoufia University, Shebin Elkom, EGY., Alshamrani FA; Medicine, Al-Qunfudah College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Qunfudah, SAU., Alharthi SA; Medicine, Al-Qunfudah College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Qunfudah, SAU., Alzubaidi MA; Medicine, Al-Qunfudah College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Al-Qunfudah, SAU., Alqarehi RM; College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, SAU., Bazaid AA; College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, SAU., Asiri B; College of Medicine, Ibn Sina National for Medical Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, SAU. |
| المصدر: | Cureus [Cureus] 2023 Nov 26; Vol. 15 (11), pp. e49464. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 26 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Cureus, Inc Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101596737 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 2168-8184 (Print) Linking ISSN: 21688184 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Cureus Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: Palo Alto, CA : Cureus, Inc. |
| مستخلص: | Background: Children and teenagers spend a significant amount of time watching screens, which include cellphones, tablets, gaming consoles, televisions, and computers. Regulation of screen time exposure is a crucial matter to avoid the health drawbacks of prolonged screen exposure. Objectives: Assessment of parents' knowledge, attitude, and practice of regulation screen exposure among their children under six years old in the western region of Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a convenience sample of 451 parents of under-six-year-old children in the western region of Saudi Arabia. Data were collected by using an online questionnaire, and a link to the survey was distributed to respondents via electronic platforms as well as to primary healthcare visitors. The data were analyzed using SPSS software. Results: This study included 451 parents from the Saudi western region. Most of the participating parents were female (64.3%), aged 25-34 years (34.8%), married (86.0%), and had completed their university education (56.1%). This study found that 76.4% of parents had adequate knowledge, 73.1% had a positive attitude, and 69.8% had adequate practice of screen time regulation for their children under six years of age. Factors associated with their good knowledge include being married (p = 0.002), having government work (p = 0.020), having children who use mobile phones, and having children attend kindergarten (p <0.001) for each. Furthermore, highly educated parents showed more positive attitudes than others (p-value = 0.004). Finally, better practice of screen time regulation was noted among highly educated parents (p = 0.011), who had government jobs (p = 0.031), and children who went to kindergarten (p = 0.031) for their children. Conclusion: In this study, parents of under-six-year-old children possessed overall good knowledge and a positive attitude, but their actual practice of screen time regulation for their children was low, specifically in terms of parental supervision of the content that children watch, their care of children's regular exercise, and using devices as a method for motivating or punishing their children. Additionally, sociodemographic characteristics like education, occupation, and marital status played a role in this issue. Healthcare professionals such as pediatricians, family doctors, general practitioners, and others can caution parents of young children under six years old about the harmful consequences of excessive screen use. Further longitudinal research is needed to understand the long-term effects of screen time exposure among young children. From this study, further qualitative research would aid in a greater understanding of the impact of parental knowledge, attitude, and practice on their children's use of screen time. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2023, Alkalash et al.) |
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| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: children; computers; parents; screen time; televisions |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20231228 Latest Revision: 20231229 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20231229 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC10751468 |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.49464 |
| PMID: | 38152829 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
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