The Prevalence and Evaluation of Electronics Incorporated Into the Educational and Recreational Activity of Schoolchildren of 7–8 Classes
Abstract
The widespread use of new information technologies in education leads to ad hoc use of modern electronic devices, to the problem of health security in the use of information technology. Visual impairment in children are among the most important medical and social problems of modern society. Research proven rapid increase from 1-st to the 7-th class of the prevalence of myopia among schoolchildren with a tendency to vision to 0,5 diopters each year. The aim of the study was to identify the preferences of teenagers of electronic devices and to study the eff ect of the use of electronic devices in educational and leisure time activities of 7–8 grade students with the complaints. Medico-social survey of pupils of 7–8 classes defi ned the «rating» of electronic devices for children, used not only as a means of communication, but also to access the Web, leisure (97,5% of the respondents have daily) tablets is used daily by 51,6% of pupils. Complaints about health at work with a gadget note from 7,8% to 40,2%. Analysis of the respondent’s ailments has revealed the lead complaints of eye fatigue. Working on a computer (43,1%) and laptop (57,9%), mobile phone (57,4%) and tablet (68,1%) have reliable sex diff erences in the prevalence of visual impairment: more females than males have complaints on visual impairments (already in preschool educational institutions — 3,1% of the total number surveyed); later, there has been a progressive increase in the number of children with disabilities (up to 56% by 8-th class).
About the Authors
V. R. KuchmaRussian Federation
Vladislav Remirovich Kuchma, MD, corresp. member of RAS, head of the chair of hygiene of children and adolescents
5a Maly Kazenny lane, Moscow, 105064
tel.: 8 (495) 917-48-31
I. K. Rapoport
Russian Federation
MD, prof., head of the Laboratory of scientifi c foundations of health schools
S. B. Sokolova
Russian Federation
PhD, senior researcher of the Laboratory of scientifi c foundations of health schools
I. E. Aleksandrova
Russian Federation
PhD, leading researcher of the Laboratory of hygiene training and education of children and adolescents of the Research Institute of hygiene and health of children and adolescents
A. Yu. Makarova
Russian Federation
PhD, associate prof. of the chair of hygiene of children and adolescents
K. Sh. Mustafaeva
Russian Federation
4-th year student of pediatric faculty
L. A. Dorina
Russian Federation
4-th year student of pediatric faculty
Yu. A. Sharafutdinova
Russian Federation
4-th year student of pediatric faculty
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