| dc.description.abstract | Background
Use of electronic gadgets are increasing day by day among adolescents and that can cause
different types of health issues and addiction into it. This study defined the association between
electronic gadgets use and the health issues faced by the adolescents in Baraigram, Natore,
Bangladesh.
Method
A total of 387 secondary school and higher secondary school students age between 14 to 18
years old participated in the study. The children were asked questions relating to their access to
electronic gadgets, time spent on outdoor activities, and whether they experienced any
health-complications as an after-effect of the usage. A cross table was adapted considering time
spent on gadgets as an independent variable and health problems (physical and mental) as the
dependent variable. Data were collected through using the structured questionnaire by face to
face interviewing.
Result
This study has found that almost all of the participants use the electronic gadgets as mobile/smart
phone (98.2%). 88.6% of the participants use their gadgets because of study purposes and doing
the online classes. Among the participants practicing physical activity is very less. 74.2% of the
participants do less than one hour of physical activity (mostly go to school, coaching or private
by walk rather than other outdoor activities like playing or exercise practicing). There is an
association observed between electronic gadget use and physical health problem (Headache,
back pain, hand pain, eye problem, sleeping disturbance and visual disturbance) and mental
health problem (mostly loneliness and shortness of temper) (p<0.05).
Conclusion
The study has found a significant association between electronic gadgets use and health
complications among the adolescent students. | en_US |
