title: Problematic Internet Use and Its Correlates Among Students from Three Medical Schools Across Three Countries.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The authors aimed to assess and compare problematic internet use among medical students enrolled in a graduate degree course in one school each from Croatia, India, and Nigeria and to assess correlates of problematic use among these students.
  
  
  METHODS
  The questionnaire included a sociodemographic profile of participants and Young's Internet Addiction Test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The final analysis included 842 subjects. Overall, 38.7 and 10.5 % of respondents scored in the mild and moderate categories. Only a small fraction (0.5 %) of students scored in the severe category. Being male and spending more time on the internet were correlated with problematic internet use. Moreover, a significantly higher proportion of participants who scored above the cutoff used the Internet for browsing, social networking, chatting, gaming, shopping, and viewing pornography. However, there was no difference between the two groups with regard to using the internet for e-mailing or academic activities.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is important to address problematic internet use among medical students. The correlates can help identify those at increased risk.
authors.affiliation: National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), WHO Collaborating Centre on Substance Abuse, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India. ypsbalhara@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Yatan Pal Singh
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Balhara
authors.affiliation: National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), WHO Collaborating Centre on Substance Abuse, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rishab
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Olayinka
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Atilola
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Rijeka, Croatia.
authors.forename: Rajna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Knez
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Rijeka, Croatia.
authors.forename: Tonka
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mohorović
authors.affiliation: National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), WHO Collaborating Centre on Substance Abuse, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Wamique
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gajdhar
authors.affiliation: National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), WHO Collaborating Centre on Substance Abuse, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ahmed O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Javed
authors.affiliation: National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), WHO Collaborating Centre on Substance Abuse, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017523:Croatia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D012577:Schools, Medical; D012737:Sex Factors; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Internet; Medical students; Problematic internet use