Prevalence of internet addiction among medical and non-medical students of international Islamic university Malaysia

• Main Authors: Abdul Hadi, Azwanis, Azmi, Nurul Husna, Azmi, Fatin Nadrah, Jasmani, Norshahida, Mohd Salim, Fatin Salina, Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/95566/25/95566_Internet%20addiction%20Dr.%20Azwanis.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/95566/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

• Internet addiction has become a serious issue in today’s world especially among college students. • Studies have shown worrying prevalence of internet addiction, with most studies were done among medical students. • Only a few studies were carried out among non-medical students. • Griffiths MD, (2000) in his study stated that internet addiction can be linked to addictive disorders and grouped alongside alcohol and drug use disorders.