Susceptibility and perceptions of excessive internet use impact on health among Vietnamese youths. Do, H. N., Onyango, B., Prakash, R., Tran, B. X., Nguyen, Q. N., Nguyen, L. H., Nguyen, H. Q. T., Nguyen, A. T., Nguyen, H. D., Bui, T. P., Vu, T. B. T., Le, K. T., Nguyen, D. T., Dang, A. K., Nguyen, N. B., Latkin, C. A, Ho, C. S H, & Ho, R. C M Addictive behaviors, 101(2gw, 7603486):105898, 2020. Do, Ha Ngoc. Youth Research Institute, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Hanoi, Viet Nam. Onyango, Brenda. Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. Electronic address: brenda.onyango@emory.edu. Prakash, Roshni. College of Medicine, University of Florida, Florida, USA. Electronic address: rprakash@ufl.edu. Tran, Bach Xuan. Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Viet Nam; Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: bach.ipmph@gmail.com. Nguyen, Quang Nhat. UnivLyon, Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69100 Villeurbanne, France; Center of Excellence in Evidence-based Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. Electronic address: quang.n.nguyen@alumni.duke.edu. Nguyen, Long Hoang. Center of Excellence in Behavioral Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. Nguyen, Hoa Quynh Thi. Youth Research Institute, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Hanoi, Viet Nam. Nguyen, Anh Tuan. Youth Research Institute, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Hanoi, Viet Nam. Nguyen, Hiep Duy. Youth Research Institute, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Hanoi, Viet Nam. Bui, Thanh Phuong. Youth Research Institute, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Hanoi, Viet Nam. Vu, Thao Bich Thi. Youth Research Institute, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Hanoi, Viet Nam. Le, Khiet Thanh. Youth Research Institute, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Hanoi, Viet Nam. Nguyen, Dung Tuan. Youth Research Institute, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Hanoi, Viet Nam. Dang, Anh Kim. Institute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Viet Nam. Nguyen, Nam Ba. Center of Excellence in Evidence-based Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. Latkin, Carl A. Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: carl.latkin@jhu.edu. Ho, Cyrus S H. Department of Psychological Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore. Ho, Roger C M. Center of Excellence in Behavioral Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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Studies performed worldwide show excessive Internet use could have a negative impact on health. However, Internet use studies in Vietnam are limited. In this study, we reported a high prevalence of frequent Internet usage among Vietnamese youth between 16 and 30years old. Of 1200 participants, almost 65% reported using the Internet daily. Moreover, 34.3% of the participants reported feeling anxious or uncomfortable after not using the Internet for one day irrespective of their gender, and 40% believed using the Internet frequently did not affect their health. Of those, there was a higher proportion of women than men that held this belief (42.1% vs. 35.9%, respectively, p=.03). In this cohort, undergraduate students were more likely than blue-collar workers to believe that frequent Internet use could affect health. Yet, undergraduate [OR=1.50, 95%CI=(1.08, 2.09), p\textless.05)] and high school students (OR=1.54, 95%CI=1.00, 2.37), p\textless.1) were more likely than blue collar workers to feel anxious or uncomfortable after a day without the Internet. Participants in urban areas were more than twice as likely than those from rural areas to believe the Internet did not affect their health [(OR=0.60, 95%CI=(0.41,0.89), p\textless.01)]. Lastly, participants between 16 and 18years old were less likely to believe in the negative impact of the Internet on health than older participants. A better understanding of factors underlying high Internet usage and low perception of its health effects among Vietnamese youth might help develop better intervention strategies for Internet Use Disorder and other Technology Related Use Disorders. Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
@article{do_susceptibility_2020,
	title = {Susceptibility and perceptions of excessive internet use impact on health among {Vietnamese} youths.},
	volume = {101},
	issn = {1873-6327},
	doi = {10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.01.043},
	abstract = {Studies performed worldwide show excessive Internet use could have a negative impact on health. However, Internet use studies in Vietnam are limited. In this study, we reported a high prevalence of frequent Internet usage among Vietnamese youth between 16 and 30years old. Of 1200 participants, almost 65\% reported using the Internet daily. Moreover, 34.3\% of the participants reported feeling anxious or uncomfortable after not using the Internet for one day irrespective of their gender, and 40\% believed using the Internet frequently did not affect their health. Of those, there was a higher proportion of women than men that held this belief (42.1\% vs. 35.9\%, respectively, p=.03). In this cohort, undergraduate students were more likely than blue-collar workers to believe that frequent Internet use could affect health. Yet, undergraduate [OR=1.50, 95\%CI=(1.08, 2.09), p{\textless}.05)] and high school students (OR=1.54, 95\%CI=1.00, 2.37), p{\textless}.1) were more likely than blue collar workers to feel anxious or uncomfortable after a day without the Internet. Participants in urban areas were more than twice as likely than those from rural areas to believe the Internet did not affect their health [(OR=0.60, 95\%CI=(0.41,0.89), p{\textless}.01)]. Lastly, participants between 16 and 18years old were less likely to believe in the negative impact of the Internet on health than older participants. A better understanding of factors underlying high Internet usage and low perception of its health effects among Vietnamese youth might help develop better intervention strategies for Internet Use Disorder and other Technology Related Use Disorders. Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.},
	number = {2gw, 7603486},
	journal = {Addictive behaviors},
	author = {Do, Ha Ngoc and Onyango, Brenda and Prakash, Roshni and Tran, Bach Xuan and Nguyen, Quang Nhat and Nguyen, Long Hoang and Nguyen, Hoa Quynh Thi and Nguyen, Anh Tuan and Nguyen, Hiep Duy and Bui, Thanh Phuong and Vu, Thao Bich Thi and Le, Khiet Thanh and Nguyen, Dung Tuan and Dang, Anh Kim and Nguyen, Nam Ba and Latkin, Carl A and Ho, Cyrus S H and Ho, Roger C M},
	year = {2020},
	note = {Do, Ha Ngoc. Youth Research Institute, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
Onyango, Brenda. Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA. Electronic address: brenda.onyango@emory.edu.
Prakash, Roshni. College of Medicine, University of Florida, Florida, USA. Electronic address: rprakash@ufl.edu.
Tran, Bach Xuan. Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Viet Nam; Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: bach.ipmph@gmail.com.
Nguyen, Quang Nhat. UnivLyon, Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69100 Villeurbanne, France; Center of Excellence in Evidence-based Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. Electronic address: quang.n.nguyen@alumni.duke.edu.
Nguyen, Long Hoang. Center of Excellence in Behavioral Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
Nguyen, Hoa Quynh Thi. Youth Research Institute, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
Nguyen, Anh Tuan. Youth Research Institute, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
Nguyen, Hiep Duy. Youth Research Institute, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
Bui, Thanh Phuong. Youth Research Institute, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
Vu, Thao Bich Thi. Youth Research Institute, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
Le, Khiet Thanh. Youth Research Institute, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
Nguyen, Dung Tuan. Youth Research Institute, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
Dang, Anh Kim. Institute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Viet Nam.
Nguyen, Nam Ba. Center of Excellence in Evidence-based Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
Latkin, Carl A. Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: carl.latkin@jhu.edu.
Ho, Cyrus S H. Department of Psychological Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore.
Ho, Roger C M. Center of Excellence in Behavioral Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Department of Psychological Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.},
	pages = {105898},
}

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