Poster presentation - Internet addiction in Bangladeshi adolescents and youths: prevalence and risks

1. Bangladesh IA Survey 2020 - Background
Device used Number of devices used
Mobile phone 48.7% One 100%
Smart phone 79.4% Two 34.4%
Laptop 3.9% Three 5.1%
Desktop 2.8%
Others 4.5%
Fig: Pattern of internet use (*multiple responses possible)
Male > female – social media use, gaming, news,
browsing
Female > male – FM radio
Male = female – watching videos, shopping
Urban > rural – social media, gaming
Rural > urban – FM radio
Fifty million population of Bangladesh is
between 10-24 years.
Half of them is using electronic devices to
access internet.
Adolescent and young age groups are at
the highest risk of developing internet
addiction (IA).
Risk of IA Odds ratio Risk of IA Odds ratio
Male/female 2.85 Low mood/no low mood 2.70
57% 43% Youth/early adolescent 2.89 Social anxiety/no social an. 1.63
Urban 49% Mean age 16.7 yrs Nuclear/extended family 1.34 Sleep problem/no sleep pr. 3.93
8 yrs
Married
7.5% Unmarried/married 2.17 Substance user/non-user 3.38
Student 83.3% Monthly
Family Inc.
16.2 K BDT Smoker/non-smoker 4.20 Conclusions: High prevalence of IA in Bangladesh. Multiple
demographic and mental health states were identified as risks.
4.1%
5.1%
10.9%
27.2%
55.9%
54.5%
62.7%
76.1%
0 500 1000 1500 2000
Others
Shopping
Browsing
News
Social media
Gaming
FM radio
Watching videos
Frequency
Pattern
of
internet
use
Internet addiction in Bangladeshi adolescents and youths: prevalence and risks
Visual Abstract
Podder BRR, Sarkar
M, Hossain MD,
Maruf MM, Sarkar AA
Methods
Nationwide
household survey
Multistage,
stratified, random
cluster sampling
- 10-24 years old
-Had access to
internet
-Using electronic
device
Tools used
A Semi-Structured Questionnaire
Internet Addiction Test (IAT-B)
Household visited - 9892
10-24-year-old interviewed - 2402
Total 21.4%
Prevalence of internet addiction (IA)
Results
Presenter:AhsanAzizSarkar,AR,NIMH Conductedby:NationalInstituteofMentalHealth,Dhaka Technicalsupport:WHOBangladesh
Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder, Director, NIMH Funding: NCDC Wing of DG Health, Bangladesh
Total sample - 2402