Burden of Facebook addiction among the students of a health university in Eastern India

Background: In recent times, people are using a number of social sites to stay in touch with each other. Out of them, Facebook is one of the most popular sites. However, the students are using these sites too much which create an addiction in them. Aim: The present study aims to determine the burden of Facebook addiction among the students. Materials and Methods: The study was conductedamong the Bachelor in Medicine and Bachelor in Surgery (MBBS), Bachelor in Dental Sciences (BDS),and Nursing students of a health university in Eastern India which included 399 students. Results: It isfound that 7.2% of MBBS students, 8.5% of BDS students, and 5.1% of Nursing students are addicted to it and many others are at high risk. Conclusion: Excessive use of the social sites produces a definite addiction among the students as well as it affects their academic activity and personality badly.

Keywords:

Addiction , Facebook , personality , social site