Evaluation of Effect of Electronic Gadgets On Children Health:An Empirical Study

1. Evaluation Of Effect Of Electronic Gadgets On
Children's Health: An Empirical Study
Presenting At
2nd IIMA International Conference on
Advances in Healthcare Management
Services
Presenting By
Sk.Rubeena& D.Aswani (MBA II Year)
(Under the Guidance of Dr.Akondi Srikanth)
PACE Institute Of Technology & Sciences
Ongole, Andhra Pradesh , INDIA
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2. TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED
1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
3. Objectives Of The Study
4. Hypotheses Of The Study
5. Research Methodology
6. Results And Discussion
7. Findings
8. Practical Implication
9. Future Scope Of Research
10.Conclusion
References
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3. 1.Introduction
 Reports of National Centre For Health Research &
WHO
- Children are getting affected by brain cancer or
brain
tumor by the usage of Cell Phones (Kakin,
2015).
-Children are getting Brain Cancer/Brain Tumor by
watching TV by sitting nearby (WHO, 2016).
Survey by F J Zimmerman, University of Washington
- Negative cognitive effects among the children aged
below 3 those are exposed to TV.
 Survey by L.Rowell Heusmann, University of
Michigan Cont…
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4. 1.Introduction
These researches pave a path to the present study.
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5. 2.Literature Review
Global Perspective
Norwich Children didn’t bind with their family
members.
Canada Children's are spending their time in
watching
adult serials have exposed themselves to
adult
ideas and behavior.
Japan Play time gets reduced (UNESCO, 1997).
Thailand Children as “Mini-Adults” (Keating, 2011).
Heavy Internet use is affecting secondary
Reduces Academic Performance ,
Relationships with their relatives
Cont…
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6. 2.Literature Review
Global Perspective (Cont..)
South Africa 80.2% of children are with mobile
phones;
54.3% with computers &
70% are with Social Networking Sites.
US Children below 5 yrs of age could not
distinguish
between a reality & fantasy.
Poland Sitting posture of children may
lead to
spine abnormality (Karaagac,
2015).
North America 65% of the children are having TV
Cont…
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7. 2.Literature Review
India's Perspective
1997 Sit at 6-7 times the width of the screen of
TV.
2006 Addicted to TV than cell phones, followed
by
computer & video games.
2009 Parents perception on teenagers usage of
mobile
phones is not satisfactory(Ravichandran,
2009).
2010 Effect of media on children is heavy.
Causing Obesity, Aggressive behavior and
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8. 3. Objectives of the Study
To examine the respondents agreement towards the
consequences faced by the children by the usage of
Electronic Gadgets.
To evaluate the affect of demographic variables on the
agreement of respondents towards the consequences
faced by the children by the usage of Electronic
Gadgets.
To extract the reasons for the usage of Electronic
Gadgets by the parents for their children.
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9. 4. Hypotheses of the Study
The following Hypothesis helps in meeting the first
Objective.
Null Hypothesis(Ho1):
There is no significant effect of consequences on the
children's health by the usage of electronic gadgets.
Alternative Hypothesis(Ha1):
There is a significance effect of consequences on the
children's health by the usage of electronic gadgets.
Cont…
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10. 4. Hypotheses of the Study
The following Hypothesis helps in meeting the Second
Objective.
Null Hypothesis(Ho2):
There is no significance effect of demographics of
children, background & income level of parents on the
consequences faced by the Children by the usage of
Electronic Gadgets.
Alternative Hypothesis(Ha2):
There is a significance effect of demographic of
children's background & income level of parents on the
consequences faced by the Children by the usage of
Electronic Gadgets.
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11. 5.Research methodology
Research design:
Exploratory cum Descriptive Research
Design.
Sampling design:
• 254 population in Ongole town.
(5 areas out of 50 i.e.,10%)
• 153 sample size (76 Responses are
Used)
• Stratified Random Sampling(SRS)
technique.
- Proportionate SRS.
Data collection: Schedule (14 Questions)
Part A - 5 Questions (Demographics)
Part B - 9 Questions
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12. 5.Research methodology
Data analysis:
•Normality of data is tested
- Kolmogorov – Smirnov Test (p-value=0.200) &
- Shapiro-Wilks Test (p-value=0.421)
•Homogeneity of data.
- Levine's test (p-value=0.227)
•One Sample T-test is used in meeting Objective 1.
• Independent Sample T-test &
ANOVA are used for Objective 2.
•Using MS-Excel 2007 & SPSS 22 version
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13. 6. Results and Discussion
All the 153 respondents have agreed that they are using
Electronic Gadgets(EG).
68.62 % of respondents are in favour of usage of EG
31.38% of respondents are not in favour of usage of EG
Surprisingly,
49.67%(76) of respondents say
“Children are effected by EG”
50.33%(77) of respondents say
“Children are not effected by EG”
Obective1
One Sample t-test -- P-value=0.001<0.05(Do not Accept
Ho1)
Respondents Agree that the Children are facing
consequences by the usage of by Electronic Gadgets.
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14. 6. Results and Discussion
Objective 2
Factor p-value Test Status of Ho
Gender 0.354 Indep.T-test Do not Reject Ho
Age 0.716 ANOVA Do not Reject Ho
Edu_of_Child 0.586 ANOVA Do not Reject
Ho
Edu_of_Parent 0.626 ANOVA Do not Reject
Ho
Income level of 0.347 ANOVA Do not Reject Ho
parents
There is no Significant effect of demographic variables
on the respondents opinion towards the consequences
faced by children by the usage of Electronic Gadgets.
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15. 6. Results and Discussion
Objective 3
Two major reasons identified for the usage of Electronic
Gadgets by the parents for their Children are:-
i. To Entertain (78.9% i.e., 60 Respondents)
ii. To Play Games (48.7% i.e., 37 Respondents)
Other reasons are To educate, To Sleep, To Stop Crying
and To eat food.
Cont…
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16. 6. Results and Discussion
The results related to objective one are as follows;
% of No.of.
Respondents Respondents Problem Accepted
61.8% 76 Facing Headache.
50.0% 38 Lagging interest in outdoor
too.
42.1% 32 Losing eye site.
27.6% 21 Facing obesity.
25.0% 19 Aggressive behavior.
21.1% 16 Won’t mingle with Friends.
15.78% 13 Falling interest towards
School.
14.4% 12 Facing sleeping problem.
14.47% 11 Psychological issues.
Cont…
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17. 7.Findings
1. All the respondents are in favor of using Electronic
Gadgets.
2. About 49.67%(76) respondents state that their children
are facing consequences.
3. The major one are Headache, Lagging Interest in
Outdoor games, Loosing Eyesight and Facing Obesity
Problem.
4. Demographic Variables are not effecting on the opinion
of respondents towards the consequences faced by
the children by the usage of EG.
5. Two major reasons are identified such as To Entertain
and To Play Games because of which parents are
using EG.
6. 96.1% (i.e.,73)of parents are planning to take
measures such as deviating their concentrations to
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18. 8. Practical Implications
1. Children are encouraged to do a lot of physical
exercise in order to avoid falling sick all the time
2. Parents should encourage their children not to watch
TV of age below 2 years.
3. Parents should encourage their children not to watch
for more than 1-2 hrs/day if their age is above 2 years
(Case, 2015) as suggested by American Academy of
Pediatrics.
4. Parents should spend their time to avoid/reduce the
usage of EG by children.
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19. 9. Future Scope of Research
1. The present study can further be extended to other
age groups, places for better understanding of
consequences.
2. Similar kind of study can be conducted by increasing
the sample size to increase its validity and reliability.
3. The impact of movies on children and youth can also
be conducted to understand the sensitivity of children.
4. Role of parents in removing/subsidizing the sensitivity
of Children can be conducted.
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20. 10.Conclusion
The usage of Electronic Gadgets is badly
effecting the Children’s health. It is suggested
to parents to be with them while watching TV
and make them do physical exercises and
yoga for better outcome. Even, it is suggested
to send their children to evening coaching
classes as well to involve them in cultural
activities in order to develop their brain
actively in a healthy environment.
"Technology Is Killing The Connection With Other Human
Beings”.
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21. References
[1]Case, H. (2015, August 15). The Impact of Television on
Early
Childhood Brain Development. Retrieved July 15, 2016,
from
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the-
impact-of-television-on-early-childhood-brain-development/
[2]Karaagac, A. T. (2015, June 15). Undesirable Effects of
Media on
Children:Why Limitations is Necessary? Indian Pediatrics ,
52, pp.
469-471.
[3]Keating, S. (2011). A Study on the Impact of Electronic
Media,
particularly Television and Computer Consoles, upon
Traditional
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22. References
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Impact, Consequences and Concerns: Parents and
Caregivers
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[6]Rowan, C. (2006). The Impact of Technology on Child
Sensory
and Motor Development.
[7]UNESCO. (1997). The Effects of Television on Children and
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[8]Wanajak, K. (2011). Internet Use and Its Impact of
Secondary
School Students at Chiang Mai, Thailand. Theses, Edith
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University.
[9]WHO. (2016). Children's EMF Radiation Agenda. Retrieved
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