STUDENTS ARE NOT OKAY Suffering from physical, mental health issues due to excessive dependence on gadgets, finds study
The spread of the virus has led to students becoming more dependent on electronic devices and mobile phones. With an average of 68 percent spending between two and four hours each day using their mobile phones, 9 percent of them spending this much time looking at an electronic device and 8 percent using tablets, as per an analysis conducted recently. This dependency has affected their physical and mental well-being over the last year, according to the report. The study, based on 1,803 secondary school students (both Bangla and English medium) and madrasas across 21 districts across the country between June to December 2020, discovered that 52 percent had depression issues and reported they lost their tempers about trivial issues. The research paper titled "Prevalence and Impact of the use of electronic gadgets on the health of children in secondary schools in Bangladesh: A cross sectional study" was published in Wiley Health Science Journal on October 1. Researc