BACKGROUND Increasing smartphone use among adolescents in todays' world has made this handy device an indispensable electronic tool, however, it comes at a price of problematic overuse or addiction. We aim to investigate the prevalence of smartphone addiction among undergraduate medical students and explore its association with various demographic and personal factors. METHODS A pool of 250 undergraduate students completed a survey composed of socio-demographics information, smartphone-use related variables and 10-point Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version in February 2019. RESULTS Smartphone addiction among medical students was estimated at around 36.8% with higher percentage of male smartphone addicts. Phubbing was reported by 37.6% participants with more than 60% reporting overuse. Statistically significant association was observed between smartphone addiction and gender and overuse. Self-acknowledgement of addiction was found to be the biggest predictor of smartphone addiction. CONCLUSION This study provides preliminary insights into smartphone use, smartphone addiction and various factors predicting smartphone addiction among early undergraduate medical students from Nepal, which should be extended in future studies. Education policymakers and educators need to develop some strategies encouraging student's smartphone utilization to enhance academic performance.

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新入学的医学生对智能手机的依赖程度如何？：来自尼泊尔Chitwan医学院的横断面研究。

背景技术在当今世界，青少年中越来越多的智能手机使用已使该便携式设备成为必不可少的电子工具，但是，它却以过度使用或成瘾的问题为代价。我们旨在调查医学生在大学医学生中的流行程度，并探讨其与各种人口统计学和个人因素的关系。方法于2019年2月，由250名大学生组成的研究小组完成了一项由社会人口统计学信息，智能手机使用相关变量和10点智能手机成瘾量表－简版组成的调查。结果据估计，医学生的智能手机成瘾率约为36.8％，更高。男性智能手机上瘾者的百分比。37.6％的参与者报告了滥用行为，其中60％以上的参与者报告了过度使用行为。在智能手机成瘾与性别和过度使用之间观察到统计学上的显着关联。发现自我成瘾是智能手机成瘾的最大预测指标。结论本研究为尼泊尔的早期大学医学生提供了有关智能手机使用，智能手机成瘾以及预测智能手机成瘾的各种因素的初步见解，应在以后的研究中加以推广。教育政策制定者和教育者需要制定一些策略来鼓励学生使用智能手机，以提高学习成绩。智能手机成瘾以及预测尼泊尔早期本科医学生智能手机成瘾的各种因素，应在以后的研究中加以推广。教育政策制定者和教育者需要制定一些策略来鼓励学生使用智能手机，以提高学习成绩。智能手机成瘾以及预测尼泊尔早期本科医学生智能手机成瘾的各种因素，应在以后的研究中加以推广。教育政策制定者和教育者需要制定一些策略来鼓励学生使用智能手机，以提高学习成绩。