Research Article

Internet Addiction and Its Associated Factors among Undergraduate Students in Kathmandu, Nepal

Table 1

Sociodemographic profile of the participants.

Characteristicsn (%)

Age
<20 years100 (29.1)
≥20 years244 (70.9)

Gender
Male159 (46.2)
Female185 (53.8)

Marital status
Married14 (4.1)
Unmarried330 (95.9)

Type of family
Nuclear218 (63.4)
Joint/extended126 (36.6)

Education status of fathers
Illiterate18 (5.2)
Literate85 (24.7)
Primary level47 (13.7)
Secondary level83 (24.1)
Higher education111 (32.3)

Education status of mothers
Illiterate35 (10.2)
Literate79 (23.0)
Primary level77 (22.4)
Secondary level85 (24.7)
Higher education68 (19.8)

Family economic status
Low17 (4.9)
Middle310 (90.1)
High17 (4.9)