Abstract

Modern life is becoming more and more reliant on mobile phones, which are a huge advancement over earlier telecommunications technology. Anxiety, depression, and loneliness are just a few of the mental health conditions that have been connected to excessive mobile phone use. Aims: The objectives are to assess the level of knowledge on prevention of ill effects of watching mobile phone among children in selected rural and urban schools of Gonda district, to compare the level of knowledge on prevention of ill effects of watching mobile phone among children in selected rural and urban schools of Gonda district. Methods: Comparative descriptive survey design was chosen in this study. Sample sizewas 80 students. Results: The majority of 45% were have poor knowledge, 42.5% average knowledge, and, 12.5% good knowledge regarding the ill effect of watching phone among rural children population. In urban school, 42.5% were have good, 30% were have average, and 27.5% were have poor knowledge. Conclusion: Thus, it was concluded that, nurses should play major role in creating awareness about ill effects of watching mobile phones among children.

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