A study to assess the knowledge regarding impact of excessive use of mobile phone with internet among mothers of adolescent age group in selected urban area of Udupi with a view to develop information booklet

Abstract

Descriptive research designs with descriptive survey approach were used to evaluate the knowledge regarding Impact of excessive use of mobile phone with internet among mothers of adolescent age group in selected urban area of Udupi District. view of nature of the problem and accomplish the objectives of the study, a structured self administered knowledge questionnaire was prepared to assess the knowledge of mothers of adolescent age group in selected urban area and later the informational booklet was given. Reliability of the tool was tested and validity was ensured in consultation with guides and experts in field of Nursing and Medicine. The study was conducted in Kaup Urban area, Udupi. 100 mothers were selected by purposive sampling technique. Structured knowledge questionnaire was used to collect the data. Collected data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The present study revealed that the mean obtained for Overall knowledge scores of mothers 72 (72%) subjects had poor knowledge level and 28 (28%) subjects had moderate knowledge on impact of excessive use of mobile with internet. Area-wise analysis of Knowledge of mothers regarding impact of excessive use of mobile with internet shows that the mean percentages of overall knowledge obtained by the respondents are 46.5 percent with a SD of 7.17.Only educational status variable had significant association with knowledge scores and other variables didn’t had any association. So, research hypothesis is accepted only for educational status and null hypothesis is accepted for other variables like age, religion, family income, occupation, husband occupation, number of children, previous information and source of information. Interpretation and conclusion The study revealed that majority of mothers had lack of knowledge regarding impact of excessive use of mobile phone with internet. Hence there is a need to improve knowledge of the regarding Impact of excessive use of mobile phone with internet through informational booklet. There was statistically significant association found between knowledge score and educational status variables.