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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Main Authors: Swe, Swe Latt, U Tun Aung, Maulana Akbar Shah, Mohd Rus, Razman, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Nasreen, Hashima E, Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim, Pasi, Hafizah
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Language:English
Published: 2016
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spelling iium-525272018-05-24T07:32:01Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/52527/ Internet usage from Islamic perspective: a preliminary survey with first year medical students, Kuantan Campus, Pahang 2015 Swe, Swe Latt U Tun Aung, Maulana Akbar Shah Mohd Rus, Razman Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Nasreen, Hashima E Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim Pasi, Hafizah RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine 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 2016 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52527/1/Dr%20Karimah-2WCII%202016%20internet%20usage.pdf Swe, Swe Latt and U Tun Aung, Maulana Akbar Shah and Mohd Rus, Razman and Ab Rahman, Jamalludin and Nasreen, Hashima E and Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim and Pasi, Hafizah (2016) Internet usage from Islamic perspective: a preliminary survey with first year medical students, Kuantan Campus, Pahang 2015. In: 2nd World Congress on Integration Islamicisation: Focus On Medical & Health Care Sciences 2016 (2WCII-2016), 20th-23rd Oct. 2016, Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur. (Unpublished) http://www.iium.edu.my/wcii/
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topic RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
spellingShingle RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Swe, Swe Latt
U Tun Aung, Maulana Akbar Shah
Mohd Rus, Razman
Ab Rahman, Jamalludin
Nasreen, Hashima E
Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim
Pasi, Hafizah
Internet usage from Islamic perspective: a preliminary survey with first year medical students, Kuantan Campus, Pahang 2015
description 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
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Swe, Swe Latt
U Tun Aung, Maulana Akbar Shah
Mohd Rus, Razman
Ab Rahman, Jamalludin
Nasreen, Hashima E
Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim
Pasi, Hafizah
author_facet Swe, Swe Latt
U Tun Aung, Maulana Akbar Shah
Mohd Rus, Razman
Ab Rahman, Jamalludin
Nasreen, Hashima E
Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim
Pasi, Hafizah
author_sort Swe, Swe Latt
title Internet usage from Islamic perspective: a preliminary survey with first year medical students, Kuantan Campus, Pahang 2015
title_short Internet usage from Islamic perspective: a preliminary survey with first year medical students, Kuantan Campus, Pahang 2015
title_full Internet usage from Islamic perspective: a preliminary survey with first year medical students, Kuantan Campus, Pahang 2015
title_fullStr Internet usage from Islamic perspective: a preliminary survey with first year medical students, Kuantan Campus, Pahang 2015
title_full_unstemmed Internet usage from Islamic perspective: a preliminary survey with first year medical students, Kuantan Campus, Pahang 2015
title_sort internet usage from islamic perspective: a preliminary survey with first year medical students, kuantan campus, pahang 2015
publishDate 2016
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/52527/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/52527/1/Dr%20Karimah-2WCII%202016%20internet%20usage.pdf
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