An initiative to limit screen-time in children aged between 6 and 18 years in an urban area in Puducherry: a qualitative study

Sathish Rajaa; Tanveer Rehman; Gayathri Surendran; Sudheera Sulgante; Mahalakshmy Thulasingam

doi:10.1515/ijamh-2020-0087

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An initiative to limit screen-time in children aged between 6 and 18 years in an urban area in Puducherry: a qualitative study

Sathish Rajaa , Tanveer Rehman , Gayathri Surendran , Sudheera Sulgante und Mahalakshmy Thulasingam

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Aus der Zeitschrift International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health Band 34 Heft 5

Abstract

Background

Recently television viewing and use of computers have increased considerably and has become a necessary evil in the society. The amount of Screen Time (ST) exposure of a child largely depends on the views of their parents. Screen time among adolescents have resulted in multiple problems

Objective

To explore the perceptions of parents of children aged 6–10 years and adolescents of 11–18 years residing in an area of urban Puducherry regarding screen-time and develop health education material to decrease ST.

Materials and methods

A community‐based, Qualitative study was conducted during April 2018 in Urban Puducherry. Two FGDs among the adolescents t and one FGD among the mothers of 6–10 years old children to capture their perceptions on ST

Results and conclusion

The three FGD included 30 participants. The main categories that evolved among the adolescents were Benefits, barriers and influencing factors of ST and ways to reduce them. Mothers expressed their concerns regarding screen time and efforts taken to reduce it. Our study showed that curtailing ST is possible by friendly parenting.

Keywords: adolescents; health promotion; parenting; qualitative study; screen time

Corresponding author: Mahalakshmy Thulasingam, Associate Professor, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry 605006, India, Phone: +91 9488729774, E-mail: mahalakshmi.dr@gmail.com

Research funding: None declared.
Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
Competing interests: Authors state no conflict of interest.

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Received: 2020-04-25

Accepted: 2020-07-09

Published Online: 2020-09-25

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adolescents; health promotion; parenting; qualitative study; screen time