A Cross Sectional Study to Assess the Knowledge and Attitude on Ill-Effects of Cell-Phone Usage among Post-Metric Students of Selected Hostels at Bagalkot with a View to Develop an Information Booklet on Prevention of Ill-Effects of Cell-Phone Usage

Background: Now a days, information technology most important in day to day life. Many of the items we can use today as the result of technology is advanced also have drawbacks. Cell-phones are a vast improvement over the telecommunication technology of the past, and are daily becoming a key of life. The aim of study was to assess the level of knowledge and attitude on ill effects of cell phone usage among post matric hostel students. To find the association between knowledge and attitude of hostel students regarding ill effects of cell phones and selected demographical variables such as age, gender, education, use and source of information regarding ill effects of cell phone. To develop and distribute an information booklet regarding prevention of ill effects of cell phones among post matric hostel students. Methods: Non experimental descriptive survey design, a descriptive survey approach was used to find out the knowledge and attitude of ill effects of cell phones among post matric hostel students. A descriptive survey approach was used for this study. The sample consisting of 100 post matric hostel students. They were chosen by non probability convenient sampling technique. The study was conducted in the selected hostels of bagalkot. The data was collected after the by a structured questionnaires. Result: A total of 100 Post-matric hostel students were included in the study. Analysis of the data revealed that 2% of Post-matric hostel had poor knowledge, 95% had average and 3% had good knowledge, and also Assessment of levels of attitude among post metric hostel students reveals that, majority of post metric hostel students (97%) had high attitude, (3%) of the them had moderate attitude, and on any low attitude students were found. Association between level of knowledge and the demographic variables is found significant with variables such as educational status of post matric hostel students (χ2= 9.97; P<0.05), and how long they have been using mobile phone ...