Abstract
BACKGROUND: The escalating need for the Internet is becoming a concern globally, various agents made the internet use addictive to all ages. Recently internet addiction is being considered as a psychiatric disorderOBJECTIVE: To measure high school students' prevalence of internet addiction and its association with internet activities, socio-demographic factors and academic performance.METHODS:A convenient sample of 526 students from 6 high schools in Baghdad. Using internet addiction test and a questionnaire to enquire about the socio-demographic factors from November 2020 till February 2021.RESULT: Internet addiction prevalence was 45.82%, internet addiction severity was (13.3 % mild, 23.4 % moderate and 9.1 % severe). Internet addiction prevalence was higher in Al-Rusafa district and students with chronic illness, internet addiction prevalence was lower in female students with higher academic performance using internet for browsing and studying.CONCLUSION:High internet addiction prevalence was associated with male high-school students with low academic performance.
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Mohammed, Samer and Al-Rubaey, Mazin.
(2023)
"Internet Addiction among High School Students in Baghdad City,"
Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal: Vol. 22:
Iss.
3, Article 12.
DOI: 10.52573/ipmj.2023.181195
Available at:
https://ipmj.researchcommons.org/journal/vol22/iss3/12
DOI
10.52573/ipmj.2023.181195