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. 2022 Feb 16;14(2):e22293. doi: 10.7759/cureus.22293

Table 5. Determinants of internet addiction among in-school adolescents in Ibadan Southeast LGA, 2021.

Variable Categories AOR 95% confidence interval p-value
      Lower Upper  
Age (years) ≤15 1 - - -
>15 1.278 0.862 1.896 0.222
School Boys’ only 1 - - -
Mixed 2.240 1.434 3.498 <0.001
Girls’ only 2.716 1.624 4.544 0.001
Current ownership of an Internet-enabled device Yes 1.189 0.817 1.729 0.366
No 1 - - -
Accessed the Internet from both home and school in the past one week Yes 1 - - -
No 0.710 0.497 1.014 0.060
Accessed the Internet in school only in the past one week Yes 1.146 0.773 1.698 0.499
No 1 - - -
Accessed the Internet at home only in the past one week Yes 0.712 0.512 0.990 0.043
No 1 - - -
Overall average time spent on the Internet weekly ≤3 1 - - -
4–6 1.993 1.348 2.947 0.001
>6 3.424 1.937 6.053 <0.001  
Self-perception of problematic Internet use Yes 2.338 1.610 3.397 <0.001
No 1 - -