Dr Saadia Noor, Medical Officer, OSD, DGHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka, Bangladesh; E-mail:
Mymensingh Med J. 2022 Jan;31(1):186-193.
This study intended to find out the children's usage of gadgets and the parents' role regarding their usage and finally its influence on grades. This cross-sectional study was conducted using quantitative method. A total of 340 students of class four were selected by a random sampling method from four schools. Data collection was done by face-to-face interview and the study tool was structured by pretested questionnaire. The study took place at Dhanmondi Govt. Boys' High School, Kamrunnessa Govt. Girls School, Dhanmondi, Bangladesh International School and College (BISC), Mohakhali and SOS Hermann Gmeiner College, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Data collection was carried out from May 2019 to October 2019. Then the analysis of data and results were prepared in November and December 2019. Among 340 respondents of this study, a maximum (78.2%) of students watch TV, 55.9% of them play with mobile and a half (50%) of the students use tablet daily. Maximum (91.8%) parents monitor the use and time of gadgets. About 53.8% of parents use gadgets as a parenting tool. The majority of parents have a positive opinion of electronic gadgets on their children's reading (52.9% somewhat positive and 24.7% very positive) and writing (56.8% somewhat positive and 20.3% very positive) skills. The parents had negative opinion regarding attention spans to studies (33.8% somewhat negative), physical activity (38.2% somewhat negative and 16.5% parents are very negative) and sleep (38.8% are somewhat negative and 17.9% are very negative). Children are the future generation of our country. It is the duty of the parents as well as the country to establish a balanced use of this modern invention in our children's life.
本研究旨在探讨儿童对小工具的使用情况以及父母在其使用方面的角色，最终探讨其对成绩的影响。这是一项采用定量方法进行的横断面研究。研究采用随机抽样法，从四所学校中抽取了四年级的 340 名学生。通过面对面访谈进行数据收集，研究工具为预测试问卷。研究在孟加拉国达卡的 Dhanmondi 政府男子高中、Kamrunnessa 政府女子学校、Dhanmondi、孟加拉国国际学校和学院 (BISC)、Mohakhali 和 Mirpur 的 SOS Hermann Gmeiner 学院进行。数据收集于 2019 年 5 月至 10 月进行。然后在 2019 年 11 月至 12 月进行数据分析和结果编制。在本研究的 340 名受访者中，最大比例（78.2%）的学生看电视，55.9%的学生玩手机，一半（50%）的学生每天使用平板电脑。最大比例（91.8%）的家长监督小工具的使用和时间。大约 53.8%的家长将小工具用作育儿工具。大多数家长对电子小工具对孩子阅读（52.9%有些积极，24.7%非常积极）和写作（56.8%有些积极，20.3%非常积极）技能持积极看法。家长对孩子学习注意力（33.8%有些消极）、体育活动（38.2%有些消极和 16.5%家长非常消极）和睡眠（38.8%有些消极和 17.9%家长非常消极）持消极看法。儿童是我们国家的未来一代。建立一个平衡的使用这个现代发明在我们孩子的生活中是父母和国家的责任。
