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Internet Use and Television Viewing in Children and its Association with Vision
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Bener A
; Al-Mahdi HS
J Public Health Afr
2012[Mar]; 3
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PMID28299088
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Little is known about the distribution of eye and vision conditions among school
children in Qatar. The aim of the study was to examine the effects of excessive
internet use and television viewing on low vision and its prevalence with
socio-demographic characteristics. This is a cross-sectional study which was
carried out in the public and private schools of the Ministry of Education and
Higher Education of the State of Qatar from September 2009 to April 2010. A total
of 3200 students aged 6-18 years were invited to take part of whom 2586 (80.8%)
agreed. A questionnaire, that included questions about socio-demographic factors,
internet use, and television viewing and computer games, co-morbid factors, and
family history and vision assessment, was designed to collect information from
the students. This was distributed by the school authorities. Of the school
children studied (n=2586), 52.8% were girls and 47.2% boys. The overall
prevalence of low vision was 15.2%. The prevalence of low vision was
significantly higher in the age group 6-10 years (17.1%; P=0.05). Low vision was
more prevalent among television viewers (17.2%) than in infrequent viewers
(14.0%). The proportion of children wearing glasses was higher in frequent
internet users and television viewers (21.3%). Also, low vision without aid was
higher in frequent viewers. The study findings revealed a greater prevalence of
low vision among frequent internet users and television viewers. The proportion
of children wearing glasses was higher among frequent viewers. The prevalence of
low vision decreased with increasing age.