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J Health Syst Res 2012, 8(5): 834-843 |
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Soleymani Nejad M, Shams M, Charkazi A, Rahimi F, Fayaz-bakhsh A, Goudarzi F. Effects of Internet Use on Lifestyle of University Students in Gorgan, Iran. J Health Syst Res 2012; 8 (5) :834-843
URL: http://hsr.mui.ac.ir/article-1-441-en.html
URL: http://hsr.mui.ac.ir/article-1-441-en.html
Marziyeh Soleymani Nejad 
1, Mohsen Shams2 , Abdurrahman Charkazi3 , Fatemeh Rahimi4 , Ahmad Fayaz-bakhsh5 , Fatemeh Goudarzi6
1, Mohsen Shams2 , Abdurrahman Charkazi3 , Fatemeh Rahimi4 , Ahmad Fayaz-bakhsh5 , Fatemeh Goudarzi6
1- Lecturer, Department of Nursing, Masjed-Soleyman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Masjed-Soleyman, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Health School, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
3- Department of Public Health, Health School, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
4- Health Education Office, Tehran South Health Center, Tehran, Iran
5- Assistant Professor, Department of Health Care Management, School of Allied Medicine and Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
6- PhD Candidate, Department of Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery School, Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Health School, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
3- Department of Public Health, Health School, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
4- Health Education Office, Tehran South Health Center, Tehran, Iran
5- Assistant Professor, Department of Health Care Management, School of Allied Medicine and Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
6- PhD Candidate, Department of Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery School, Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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Background: Internet use has grown largely in recent years in Iran. Students are one of the major users of the Internet. This study evaluated the effects of student Internet users__AWT_QUOTE__ lifestyle and behaviors. Methods: This cross-sectional study used stratified multistage sampling to select 600 students from universities in Gorgan (Iran) during 2009. Data was collected through a valid and reliable questionnaire and analyzed in SPSS. Findings: Most participants had healthy nutrition and 51.8% did not find the Internet to affect their nutrition status. While 44.4% of the subjects had not exercised during the month prior to the study, 68.4% suggested the Internet to be ineffective on their physical activity status. Moreover, 18.9% reported tiredness and 32.8% reported satisfaction and calmness after using the Internet. About 90% of the students did not respond to questions about the effects of the Internet on their smoking, drug abuse, and unsafe sex status. Conclusion: Intarnet use did not seem to influence the lifestyle of our participants. However, since Iranian students are increasingly using the Internet, more studies in this field are required.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
education health and promotion
Received: 2020/07/16 | Accepted: 2012/12/15 | Published: 2012/12/15
Received: 2020/07/16 | Accepted: 2012/12/15 | Published: 2012/12/15
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