Abstract
Introduction:- It is understood as an act of using cyber space to create, display, distribute, impart or publishpornography or obscene materials, especially materials depicting children engaged in sexual acts with adults.There are tons of materials which are available now at our fingertips with the advent of 4G network andsmart phones. Almost 50% of the websites exhibit pornographic material on the internet today. Pornographyis accessible to anyone and everyone. 9 out of 10 boys are exposed to some form of pornography before theage of 18 years whereas the average ratio is 6 out of 10 for girls. Objectives:-1. To identify the prevalenceof risk of cyber-pornography addiction amongst medical students. 2.To identify the type of risk presentamong the students. Methodology:-This study was conducted with the help of a pre-designed, pre-testedweb-based questionnaire based on Internet Sex Screening Test amongst the medical college students ofTelangana.Duration of the study: 1st January 2019 to29th February 2019 (2 months). Results: - In the presentstudy most of the study population (59.02%) was 3rd MBBS students, less study population from internees(4.39%). Males were 58.35% and females were 41.46%. Among Males 75 (36.58%) are under low risk,45 (21.95%) are at risk, Among Females 82 (40%)are under low risk, 3 (1.46%)are at risk which wasstatistically significant. Conclusion:- It is concluded that majority of the males and females came under lowrisk category but males were more under vulnerable category. So males showed higher risk of addiction topornography. Pornography is affecting the lives of the students. Recommendations:- Educating the massesabout the detrimental effects of cyber pornography at the levels of individual, family, society and the nation.Compulsory sex education during high school i.e. during the formative years of an adolescent.
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