Table 2.
Demographic characteristic of participants in the study
| Variables | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 170 | 38.0 |
| Female | 277 | 62.0 | |
| Marital status | Married | 97 | 21.7 |
| Single | 350 | 78.3 | |
| Residence status | Dormitory | 242 | 54.1 |
| Non-dormitory | 46 | 10.3 | |
| Native | 159 | 35.6 | |
| Educational status | Bachelor's degree | 254 | 54.8 |
| Master's degree | 70 | 15.7 | |
| PhD | 31 | 6.9 | |
| MD | 95 | 21.3 | |
| Time spent on smartphones (daily) | 2 h | 80 | 17.9 |
| 4 h | 95 | 21.3 | |
| 6 h | 153 | 34.2 | |
| 8 h | 83 | 18.6 | |
| 10 h | 27 | 6.0 | |
| 12 h | 9 | 2.0 | |
| Purpose of smartphone use | Academic purpose | 286 | 64.0 |
| non-academic purpose | 161 | 36.0 | |
| Type of applications used | Telegram | 95 | 21.3 |
| 232 | 51.9 | ||
| 74 | 16.6 | ||
| Others | 46 | 10.3 | |
| Text message rates (daily) | < 40 | 276 | 61.7 |
| ≥ 40 | 171 | 38.3 | |