Prevalence and Predictors of Internet Addiction among College Students in Sousse, Tunisia

Internet represents a revolution in the world of technology and communication all over the world including Tunisia. However, this technology has also introduced problematic use, especially among students. The current study aimed to determine the prevalence of Internet addiction among college student...

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Published in:Journal of research in health sciences 2018-12, Vol.18 (1), p.e00403-e00403
Main Authors: Mellouli, Menel, Zammit, Nawel, Limam, Manel, Elghardallou, Meriam, Mtiraoui, Ali, Ajmi, Thouraya, Zedini, Chekib
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Language:English
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Summary:Internet represents a revolution in the world of technology and communication all over the world including Tunisia. However, this technology has also introduced problematic use, especially among students. The current study aimed to determine the prevalence of Internet addiction among college students and its predictors in the region of Sousse, Tunisia. A cross-sectional study. The current study was conducted in the colleges of Sousse, Tunisia in 2012-2013. A self-administrated questionnaire was used to collect data from 556 students in 5 randomly selected colleges from the region. Collected data concerned socio-demographic characteristics, substances use and internet addiction using the Young Internet Addiction Test. The response rate was 96%. The mean age of participants was 21.8±2.2 yr. Females represented 51.8% of them. Poor control of internet use was found among 280 (54.0%; CI95%: 49.7, 58.3%) participants. Low education levels among parents, the young age, lifetime tobacco use and lifetime illicit drugs use were significantly associated with poor control of internet use among students (P
ISSN:2228-7809