%0 Journal Article
%T Digital Childhood: the Impact of Using Digital Technology on Children’s Health
%A Nehad Ahmed Ibrahim Zahra
%A Ahuad Abdulrazaq Alanazi‎
%J International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Allied Sciences
%@ 2277-3657
%D 2019
%V 8
%N 3
%P 144-154
%X Background and Objective: Digital media can be considered as an important ‎element of life for today's children and adolescents since they spend a lot of time ‎using it. This increased use of digital media is associated with poor behavior and ‎health status. Society in general and practitioners in public health in particular ‎should promote digital media use strategies through health education. This study is ‎aimed at evaluating the impact of using digital technology on children physical, ‎social and behavior health. Methodology: This is a descriptive study which was ‎conducted at the primary health care centers of Tabuk. Through purposive sampling, ‎‎300 people were included in the study. A questionnaire and a checklist were used as ‎the tools for data collection. Results: There was a significant relationship between ‎the attachment to technology and both physical and psychological health of the ‎studied children. There was also a significant difference between the awareness of ‎mothers regarding both negative and positive effects of technology and total effects ‎of technology at the pre and post-intervention stages. Conclusion: Using technology ‎had an impact on both physical and psychological health of children, and there was ‎an improvement in mothers’ awareness in this regard. This reflects the key role of ‎health education on improving the awareness of mothers about the effects of using ‎technology on the health of their children.
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