The relationship of using gadget with negatif behavior of elementary

school children in Malang, Indonesia

Richi Aditya, MD; Ariani, MD, PAED (C)

Brawijaya University, Saiful Anwar General Hospital

richiaditya@gmail.com/ +6285646303333

ABSTRACT

The existence of gadget is like the two sides of a coin. On one side, it brings benefits to our life, but on
the other side, it facilitates negative impacts to its users. This study aimed to investigate the negatif
behavior effect of playing gadget of elementary school children in Malang, Indonesia. Information
regarding characteristic of playing gadget was collected via a self-administered questionnaire attending 2
elementary school (categorized according to urban or rural areas). This study included 355 subjects. The
mean (SD) of age start using gadget was 2.630.548 y.o. Overall, 29.8% subjects had started using
gadget in 2 until 5 y.o, 66.8% were more than 5 y.o and 3.4% were under 2 y.o. A total of 100% of
subjects reported to be using gadgets. In addition, 13.5% of the subjects reported >2 hours/day of total
gadgets usage duration, exceeding the international recommendation of <2 hours/day of screen time. The
statistically data (logistic multinomial regression) show that earlier age using gadget had bad impact in
behavior (p < 0.000) and children who like to watch movies have the greatest tendency that is 7.78 times
behave negatively than children who play with more than 2 types of games (football and puzzles game).
This suggests that, the trend of earlier using gadget (particularly spending a lot time playing tech devices
or screen viewing) which may contribute to negatif behavior.
Keywords: gadget, behavior, child, screen viewing

Themes: Behavioral Risk Factors

 Biography

1. Name: Richi Aditya

2. Institution: Pediatric Resident /Saiful Anwar General Hospital/Brawijaya University/Indonesia
3. Contact information: Karangduren Road. 3 no 13 Malang-East Java Indonesia,
+341803232/+6285646303333, richiaditya@gmail.com. Twitter: richi_aditya07. LinkedIn: Richi
Aditya
4. Category: Oral presentation
5. Name for the Certificate: Richi Aditya, MD

Biography:

Richi Aditya

Pediatric Resident, Faculty of Medicine,

University of Brawijaya, Malang,

Indonesia

Biography:

Since joining the University of Brawijaya and Saiful Anwar General Hospital, Richi Aditya has been
involved with studies related to become pediatrician. Before joining University,in 2014, Richi
worked as General practitioner at Public Health Center Loksado in South Borneo. Since 2016, Richi
Aditya has studied as Pediatric Resident in Saiful Anwar General Hospital.

Contact Information:

Faculty of Medicine,
University of Brawijaya Malang,
Veteran road
Malang, East Java
Indonesia
Telp: +628564630333
Email: richiaditya@gmail.com
Twitter: @richi_aditya07
LinkedIn: Richi Aditya

Category: Oral Presentation

Name for the Certificate: Richi Aditya, MD