@article{Kundapur_Hanglur Narasimha_Baisil_Badiger_2020, title={Assessment of Smartphone Addiction among adolescents in a University}, volume={32}, url={https://iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/1122}, DOI={10.47203/IJCH.2020.v32i01.032}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Introduction</strong>: A smartphone is a combination of cellphone and handheld computers that created the greatest tech revolution since the Internet. The official name for smartphone addiction is Nomophobia which is defined as having a fear of not being with your phone. <strong>Objective</strong>: To assess the smartphone addiction among adolescents and its association with socio demographic factors. <strong>Methodology</strong>: A cross sectional study among adolescents in a university in Mangalore among students <19yrs of age. Sample size was estimated using the prevalence formula, taking prevalence as 50% and allowable error of 5%. A validated, self-administered questionnaire was used for assessment. Proportion for addiction and Chi Square analysis was done. <strong>Results</strong>: A total of 426 students were enrolled for the study. The prevalence of smartphone addiction was 57% in the study population, females had higher addiction scores than males. There was significant association of family annual income, monthly pocket money and occupation of the father with smartphone addiction. <strong>Conclusion</strong>: The prevalence of smartphone addiction among adolescents is high. The results of our study showed that smartphone addiction is more prevalent in the families with higher economic status.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Indian Journal of Community Health}, author={Kundapur, Rashmi and Hanglur Narasimha, Harshitha and Baisil, Sharon and Badiger, Sanjeev}, year={2020}, month={Mar.}, pages={161–163} }