Internet usage from Islamic perspective: a preliminary survey with first year medical students, Kuantan Campus, Pahang 2015
Background: Internet today has become a greater part of every citizen’s life which helps many successful although, many fall in failure if not utilize it carefully. The usage of Internet is bringing welfare of mankind while avoiding different types of drawback, many of us unable to identify it. T...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/52527/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/52527/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/52527/1/Dr%20Karimah-2WCII%202016%20internet%20usage.pdf |
| Summary: | Background: Internet today has become a greater part of every citizen’s life
which helps many successful although, many fall in failure if not utilize it
carefully. The usage of Internet is bringing welfare of mankind while avoiding
different types of drawback, many of us unable to identify it. This study
measured the level of Internet addiction (IA) among students and explored their
perspectives on using Internet based on religious background. Methods: A crosssectional
descriptive study was done at IIUM, Kuantan Campus, Pahang in July
2015. A total of 103 first year medical students were organized purposely.
Internet addiction of the participants was assessed using online questionnaire
containing Internet Addiction Test-20. Benefits (7-items) and disadvantages (5-
items) Internet usage from Islamic perspective was analysed with (12) relevant
questionnaires pertaining basic themes of Islam such as, “Islamic Religion,
Ibadah, Greeting, Social Responsibility, Muslim’s Issues, Ummah, Daw’ah, Islamic
Business, Al Quran, Hadith, Sunna, Islamic Study”. Results: Prevalence of normal
(5.8%, n=6), mild IA (48.5%, n=50), moderate IA (44.7%, n=46) and severe IA (1%,
n=1) were resulted respectively. Mean(SD) age of students was 20.9(0.5) years,
35.9% male, 64.1% female, 96.1% residents at dormitory, 48.5% using Internet
more than 7 years, 64.1% spend on line 2 to 5 hours/day and 78.6% Smartphone
users. Regarding Islamic perspective, 80% of the users acknowledged that
Internet usage can provide benefits in enhancing Islamic knowledge, while 20%
disagreed to it regarding positive Internet usages. For negative usages of
Internet, 60% of the users approved as negative and 40% recognized as it was
beneficial. Conclusion: Internet usage has been proven to be beneficial to all
Muslim and it can be an effective tool for Dawah activities, but it is highly
recommended that it has to be utilized with a great caution while keeping the |
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