Impact of Mobile Phone Use on Various Dimensions of Health among Students During COVID-19

Authors

  • Ramkumar Garg Principal Guru Dronacharya College of Nursing, Yol, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Bhartendra Sharma Associate Professor, Amity University Haryana, India
  • Prabha Garg Professor, Guru Dronacharya College of Nursing, Yol, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46811/apjnh/4.2.2

Keywords:

COVID 19, Mobile phone, Dimension of Health,

Abstract

Although, all the countries have used various measures to reduce the transmission of the COVID-19 like complete or partial lockdown, travel restrictions, social restrictions etc but the effectiveness of these measures completely depend on the cooperation of the society members. The knowledge, attitudes and practices of people toward any disease play a vital role in determining a community’s readiness to accept behavioural change measures from government authorities. The aim of this study was to determine the Impact of Mobile Phone Use on Various Dimensions among students during COVID-19 of India. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted between 20th May and 05thJune 2020. 670 completed survey were received. The data was collected by following questionnaires:  demographic characteristics questionnaire, knowledge questionnaire. Descriptive & inferential statistics were used to analyse the data. The study result revealed that the students have more negative impacts (52.22%) than positive impacts (47.78%) & significance association was found with education of students (p>0.05).

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Published

2021-12-31

How to Cite

Ramkumar Garg, Bhartendra Sharma, & Prabha Garg. (2021). Impact of Mobile Phone Use on Various Dimensions of Health among Students During COVID-19. Asian Pacific Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences, 4(2), 5–7. https://doi.org/10.46811/apjnh/4.2.2