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OS7: INTERNET ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH DURING
COVID – 19 PANDEMICS

AMRUTHA SANKAR
Email: amruthasankar0880@gmail.com
St. Thomas College, Pala, Kerala

Keywords: Internet addiction, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Mental Health.
Abstract

Internet addiction is when a person has a compulsive need to spend a great deal of time on the Internet,
to the point where other areas of life are allowed to suffer. Many studies concluded that pre-occupation
with Internet use might cause psychiatric problems; Internet addicts had psychological and psychiatric
problems, such as depression, anxiety and low self-esteem. Mental health includes our emotional and
social well-being. The specific objective of this study is to determine the Prevalence of overtime use of
internet among college students during Covid 19 lockdown, Relationship internet use and mental health,
association between demographic variable and mental health. This study is conducted during the covid –
19 outbreaks in Kerala. For this study the survey questionnaire is distributed to the group of people who
have age between 19 – 27. The online survey was tested by pilot study which is conducted some days
before the actual study data collection period was started. The pilot study was completed by collecting
sample of 15 students. The questionnaire for the study is prepared in google form for collecting data. The
data was entered and analysed using SPSS software (IBM, SPSS statistics, version 28). To understand
the association between demographic variables, internet assessment and mental health assessment
the chi-square test is performed. Data analysis was performed for 64 study participants. 92.2% of the
participants were from the age 21 – 25. To find the association between internet assessment and mental
health assessment, the value we obtained is chi-square value, i.e., 0.046. i.e., 0.046 < 0.05. So, we
conclude that there is an association between internet assessment and mental health assessment.
This study represents the relationship between internet assessment, mental health and demographic
characteristics. Internet assessment mental health assessment are associated. So, we can conclude that
internet addiction will cause mental health problems.

OS8: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN PROBLEMS BASED
LEARNING (PBL) AND TRADITIONAL TEACHING TECHNIQUES

(TTT) FOR BIO-STATISTICS AMONG UG MEDICAL STUDENTS

Dr. Anand Bihari1, Dr. Madhumita Singh2
Statistician Cum Assistant Professor , Department of community Medicine, Government Medical College,
Azamgarh,UP1
Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Public Mahila Sahar degree college, Mau,UP2
Email Id:anandbhu05@gmail.com

Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Lecturing (didactic) has been the key teaching-learning method for a long time. As per
competency-based medical education, an Indian medical graduate should be competent in recommended
skills. In the subject of Community Medicine of medical under graduation (MBBS), “Bio-statistics” is one
of the components of the curriculum. Often the students find the statistics challenging to understand and
thus neglect it or prefer rote learning. In the recent era, many newer teaching learning modalities have
come up, namely problem-based learning (PBL), small group teaching, community-based learning, etc.

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