Abstract
To find out the frequency of internet addiction and to determine the risk factors associated with such addiction in medical students. The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at the Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from July 2018 to August 2019, and comprised medical students from all academic years aged 18-25 years who had been using the internet for at least the preceding two years. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire. Data was analysed using SPSS 25. Of the 380 subjects, 37(9.7%) had no addiction, while 343(90.3%) had some level of addiction; 222(58.4%) mild, 115(30.3%) moderate, and 6(1.6%) severe. Online friendships, online relationships, online chatting, online shopping, online games and online series/movies were significant risk factors (p<0.05). The frequency of internet addiction was found to be high among medical students, but it was mostly of the mild type.
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