A Study To Assess The Knowledge And Attitude Regarding Mobile Phone Addiction & Preventive Measures Among Undergraduate Hosteller Students Of Selected Colleges, Saharanpur

A study to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding mobile phone addiction and is preventive measures among undergraduate hosteller in a selected college of Saharanpur, UP. Objective of the study are to assess the knowledge regarding mobile phone addiction and preventive measures among undergraduate hosteller students, to assess the attitude regarding mobile phone addiction and preventive measures among undergraduate hosteller students and to associate the knowledge and attitude score with their selected demographic variables. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the students who are undergraduate from hostels of selected college of Saharanpur. The sample size of the study was 200 undergraduate students. A descriptive design was used in this study. The standard tools were used to collect the data. The content validity and reliability were done. Based on objectives, the data was analyzed and interpreted using descriptive and inferential statistics. This study reveals that the majority of the students (80.5%) had moderate knowledge and (51%) had moderate attitude regarding mobile phone addiction and preventive measures.