Internet Use and Addiction Among Medical Students in Qassim University, Saudi Arabia

Smartphone addiction among university students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

OBJECTIVES To investigate the prevalence and correlates of smartphone addiction among university students in Saudi Arabia. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between September 2014 and March 2015. An electronic self administered questionnaire and the problematic use of mobile phones (PUMP) Scale were used.  RESULTS Out o...

Smoking among health science university students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Medical students’ assessment preferences at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

OBJECTIVE To assess the preferred methods for assessment among medical students at both preclinical and clinical stages of medical education and the possible correlates that promote these preferences. SUBJECTS AND METHODS All medical students from the third year onwards were surveyed. A self-administered anonymous questionnaire was designed to gather information on the preferred assessment me...

Self-medication with analgesics among medical students and interns in King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence and predictors of self-medication with analgesics among senior medical students and interns in King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted among 504 participants in 2013. A multistage stratified random sampling was used. A confidential, anonymous & self-administered questionnaire was used to collec...

Internet Addiction and the Pattern of Internet Use among Under Graduate Medical Students: A Cross- Sectional Study from North India

Introduction: Excessive use of the Internet affects the academic achievements of students. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of Internet addiction and the pattern of Internet use among undergraduate medical students. Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study conducted on 177 undergraduate medical students in batch 2016, 2017 and 2018, who were included in this study by conven...