Abstract:
Background: Screen time refers the amount of time spent using electronic or screen
based media. Screen time user increasing day by day. Children’s getting addicted on
the digital devices. Many study found that ASD children screen time user more than the
without ASD children.
Aim: The aim of this research is to find out which group screen addicted and compare
screen time addiction among children with ASD and without ASD children in
Bangladesh.
Method: The study was conducted by a cross-sectional comparative quantitative study
design through a face-to-face survey among 122 participants who are parents of
children with ASD participants number 61 and Without ASD children was 61
participants. All the participants were taken through a convenient sampling technique.
Participants was including by different criteria such as- parents of children (age 9-12)
with ASD and without ASD children. All the participants were school going children.
To identify which group screen addicted more. Researcher use Digital Addiction Scale
for Children (DASC). Descriptive statistics analysis was used for demographic factors
and Kruskal Wallis test and spares man test was conducted to find out the association
between demographic factors and media use time.
Result: Among 61 ASD children, one children screen addicted and 60 children non
addicted. Also 61 without ASD children, one children addicted and 60 children non
addicted. With ASD children mean time of screen 164.75 minutes (2.75 hrs.) and
without ASD children mean screen time was 135.33 minutes (2.25 hrs.). Most of the
ASD children and without ASD children use smartphone, second highest use device
was television. There no significant found with sociodemographic status and media use
time.
Conclusion: The result highlighted that with ASD children and without ASD children
over use digital devices regularly. In Bangladesh with ASD and without ASD children
mostly use smartphone and television.
Key words: Screen time, With ASD children, Without ASD children, Digital devices
Description:
This dissertation is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Occupational therapy, Bangladesh Health Professions Institute, Faculty of Medicine, the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
