%A Ramesh Masthi, N %A Cadabam, Shreyas %A Sonakshi, S %T Facebook addiction among health university students in Bengaluru %9 Original Article %D 2015 %J International Journal of Health & Allied Sciences %R 10.4103/2278-344X.149234 %P 18-22 %V 4 %N 1 %U https://www.ijhas.in/article.asp?issn=2278-344X;year=2015;volume=4;issue=1;spage=18;epage=22;aulast=Ramesh %8 January 1, 2015 %X Introduction: Facebook was founded in 2004 and is one of the most popular social networking sites. Although Facebook is used to connect and stay in touch with friends and also to maintain relationships, there may be situations where an individual uses the site way too much. Relatively little research has been carried out to explain effects of usage to Facebook in terms of addiction in India. Objectives: The aim was to find out the burden of Facebook addiction among college students of health university. Subjects and Methods: This exploratory qualitative study was conducted in Bengaluru City covering six colleges attached to a health university using convenient sampling from May 2013 to July 2013. About 400 students had enrolled for the study. Results : It was observed that the burden of addiction was 7.25% and high risk was 24.75% in the study subjects. 61 (31.12%) males and 38 (18.62%) females were categorized as high-risk behavior subjects. 12 (6.12%) males and 17 (8.33%) females were categorized as having Facebook addiction. 64% of study subjects used Facebook daily. 32% of the subjects felt strain in the eye, 11% watering of the eye, 20% felt frustrated and 17% were anxious when they did not have access to Facebook. Conclusion: The burden of Facebook addiction and high-risk behavior was observed in one-third of the subjects. %0 Journal Article %I Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications %@ 2278-344X