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Nomophobia and Its Associated Factors in Peruvian Medical Students

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  • Cesar Copaja-Corzo

    (Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Privada de Tacna, Tacna 23001, Peru)

  • Carlos Jesús Aragón-Ayala

    (Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa 04001, Peru)

  • Alvaro Taype-Rondan

    (Unidad de Investigación para la Generación y Síntesis de Evidencias en Salud, Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima 15001, Peru)

  • Nomotest-Group

    (Authors’ information available in Supplementary Materials S1.)

Abstract

Nomophobia is the discomfort caused by not being in contact with a cell phone. Few studies have addressed nomophobia in university students. The study aimed to evaluate nomophobia and its associated factors in Peruvian medical students. We conducted an analytical cross-sectional study on Peruvian medical students between June 2020 and March 2021, using an online survey disseminated through social networks. We analyzed 3139 responses (females: 61.1%, median age: 22 years): 25.7% presented moderate nomophobia and 7.4% severe nomophobia. In the adjusted model, the nomophobia score was lower in students ≥24 years (β: −4.1, 95% CI: −7.2 to −1.0) and was higher in those who had a mobile internet data plan (β: 2.9, 0.8 to 5.0), used the cell phone >4 h (β: 4.5, 2.3 to 6.7), used a smartphone mainly for education (β: 2.5, 0.2 to 4.8), social networks (β: 8.2, 5.8 to 10.6) and entertainment (β: 3.3, 0.5 to 6.1), and those who presented possible anxious (β: 6.6, 4.3 to 8.9) or depressive (β: 19.5, 5.2 to 9.6) symptomatology. In conclusion, nomophobia in university students is a frequent and emerging problem, present mainly at younger ages and associated with symptoms of anxiety or depression. Implementing evaluation and early intervention strategies would favor the mental health of university students.

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  • Cesar Copaja-Corzo & Carlos Jesús Aragón-Ayala & Alvaro Taype-Rondan & Nomotest-Group, 2022. "Nomophobia and Its Associated Factors in Peruvian Medical Students," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-11, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:9:p:5006-:d:798000
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    1. Clemente Rodríguez-Sabiote & José Álvarez-Rodríguez & Daniel Álvarez-Ferrandiz & Felix Zurita-Ortega, 2020. "Development of Nomophobia Profiles in Education Students through the Use of Multiple Correspondence Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(21), pages 1-16, November.
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