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Prevalence and Determinants of Excessive Screen Viewing Time in Children Aged 3-15 Years and Its Effects on Physical

Shilpa Jain1, Shreya Shrivastava1, Aditya Mathur1

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, RD Gardi Medical College, Ujjain 456010, India.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
|February 25, 2023
PubMed

Insights

Excessive screen viewing time affects 18% of children in Ujjain, India. Key risk factors include mobile use before bed, TV in the bedroom, and lack of outdoor play, highlighting modifiable influences on children's screen habits.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Public Health
  • Digital Media Studies

Background:

  • Screen viewing time, defined as time spent on digital devices, is a growing concern for child development.
  • Excessive screen time in children is linked to various adverse health and developmental outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the prevalence of excessive screen viewing time in children residing in Ujjain, India.
  • To identify predictors and risk factors associated with excessive screen viewing time among this population.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional, community-based study employing a three-stage cluster sampling method.
  • Data collected via house-to-house surveys in 36 urban wards and 36 villages of Ujjain District.
  • Excessive screen viewing time defined as >2 hours per day; multivariate logistic regression used for analysis.

Main Results:

  • The prevalence of excessive screen viewing time was found to be 18%.
  • Significant risk factors identified include older age, mobile phone use before bedtime, parental perception of habituation, television in the bedroom, morning mobile use, not reading non-textbooks, and lack of outdoor play (>2 hours).
  • Eye pain emerged as a protective factor against excessive screen viewing time.

Conclusions:

  • Multiple modifiable risk factors contribute to excessive screen viewing time in children.
  • Interventions targeting bedtime mobile use, bedroom TV, promoting outdoor play, and reading habits can mitigate excessive screen exposure.
  • Understanding these predictors is crucial for developing targeted public health strategies.

Keywords:
Indiachildrenrisk factorsscreen view time

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