Stalin P, Abraham Sherin Billy, Kanimozhy K, Prasad R Vishnu, Singh Zile, Purty Anil J
Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences , Puducherry, India .
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences , Puducherry, India .
J Clin Diagn Res. 2016 Jan;10(1):LC14-6. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/16576.7074. Epub 2016 Jan 1.
INTRODUCTION: Worldwide, mobile phone usage has been increased dramatically which could affect the health of the people. India has the second largest number of mobile phone users. However there are only few studies conducted in India to assess its effects on health. AIM: To determine the prevalence and pattern of mobile phone usage and to assess the relationship between certain selected health problems and mobile phone usage among adults. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: Community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Kottakuppam, a town panchayat in Villupuram district of Coastal Tamil Nadu, Southern India. It is a semi-urban area with a population of about 16,000. Majority of the residents are Muslim by religion and belong to different socio economic status. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee. A total of 2121 study participants were interviewed by the pre-final medical students through house-to-house survey using a pretested structured questionnaire. The questionnaire included the variables such as socio demographic profile, mobile phone usage and pattern, selected health problems, perceived benefits and threats and blood pressure. Selected health problems included headache, earache, neck pain, tinnitus, painful fingers, restlessness, morning tiredness, tingling fingers, fatigue, eye symptoms, sleep disturbance and hypertension. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Only 2054 were included for data analysis using SPSS 17 version. Proportions were calculated. Chi-square test was used to measure the p-value. The p-value < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant. RESULTS: The prevalence of mobile phone usage was 70%. Calling facility (94.2%) was used more than the SMS (67.6%). Health problems like headache, earache, tinnitus, painful fingers and restlessness etc., were found to be positively associated with mobile phone usage. There was negative association between hypertension and mobile phone usage. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of mobile phone usage was high. There was significant association between selected health problems and mobile phone usage. In future, higher studies are required to confirm our findings.
引言：在全球范围内，手机使用量急剧增加，这可能会影响人们的健康。印度拥有世界第二多的手机用户。然而，在印度，仅有少数研究评估了手机使用对健康的影响。 目的：确定手机使用的流行程度和模式，并评估成年人中某些特定健康问题与手机使用之间的关系。 研究背景与设计：在印度南部泰米尔纳德邦沿海地区维鲁布尔姆县的一个镇议会科塔库帕姆开展了一项基于社区的横断面研究。这是一个半城市地区，人口约16000人。大多数居民信奉伊斯兰教，且属于不同的社会经济阶层。 材料与方法：本研究经机构伦理委员会批准。预临床医学生通过挨家挨户调查，使用经过预测试的结构化问卷对总共2121名研究参与者进行了访谈。问卷包括社会人口统计学特征、手机使用情况和模式、选定的健康问题、感知到的益处和威胁以及血压等变量。选定的健康问题包括头痛、耳痛、颈部疼痛、耳鸣、手指疼痛、烦躁不安、晨起疲倦、手指刺痛、疲劳、眼部症状、睡眠障碍和高血压。 统计分析方法：仅2054份问卷纳入使用SPSS 17版本进行的数据分析。计算比例。采用卡方检验来测量p值。p值<0.05被认为具有统计学意义。 结果：手机使用率为70%。通话功能（94.2%）的使用频率高于短信功能（67.6%）。头痛、耳痛、耳鸣、手指疼痛和烦躁不安等健康问题与手机使用呈正相关。高血压与手机使用呈负相关。 结论：手机使用率很高。选定的健康问题与手机使用之间存在显著关联。未来，需要进一步深入研究来证实我们的发现。
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