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Table 1 Comparison of Bangladeshi studies examining internet addiction prevalence (in alphabetical order)

From: Internet addiction among young Bangladeshi adults: critical commentary on Hassan et al. (2020)

Authors (year published)

Study location

Study population

Sample size (age range)

Assessment tool

Scale response

Total scale items

Cutoff scores used

Main findings

Afrin et al. (2017) [19]

Chittagong

High school students

279 (14–17 years)

Internet Addiction Survey

Yes/no

9

< 3 = normal internet user; 4 to 6 = moderate internet user; ≤ 7 = severe user

2.5% severely addicted to the internet, 64.9% moderately addicted to the internet

Hassan et al. (2020) [1]

Chittagong, Dhaka, Sylhet

Adults

454 (19–35 years)

Internet Addiction Test

5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (rarely) to 5 (always)

20*

20–49 points = average internet user; ≥ 50 points = internet addicted

27.1% prevalence of internet addiction

Islam and Hossin (2016) [10]

Dhaka

University students

573 (20–30 years)

Internet Addiction Test

5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (rarely) to 5 (always)

20

≥ 50 = moderate, excessive, or problematic internet user

24% problematic internet users

Jahan et al. (2019) [20]

Dhaka

University medical students

390 (18–26 years)

Internet Addiction Survey

Yes/no

9

< 3 = normal internet user; 4 to 6 = moderate internet user; ≤ 7 = severe user

31.5% normal users, 49.2% moderately addicted users, and 19.3% severely internet addicted users

Karim and Nigar (2014) [15]

Dhaka

University students

177 (18–25 years)

Bangla Internet Addiction Test

5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (rarely) to 5 (always)

18

< 36 = minimal internet user; 36–62 = moderate internet user; > 62 = excessive internet user

63.95% minimal internet users, 34.3% moderate internet users, 1.7% excessive internet users

Khan (2012) [18]

Dhaka

High school students

797 (mean age = 16.5 years)

Internet Addiction Test

5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (rarely) to 5 (always)

20

Not reported

20.20% reported as having “internet addiction disorder”

Mamun and Griffiths (2019) [11]

Dhaka

University students

300 (mean age = 20.7 years)

Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale

5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (very rarely) to 5 (very often)

6

≥ 18 = at risk of being addicted to Facebook

39.7% at risk of being addicted to Facebook

Mamun et al. (2019) [16]

Dhaka

University students

405 (mean age = 20.2 years)

Internet Addiction Test

5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (rarely) to 5 (always)

20

≥ 50 = moderate to high or problematic internet user

32.6% problematic internet users

Mamun et al. (2019) [14]

Rajshahi

Graduated students

284 (mean age = 21.1 years)

Internet Addiction Test

5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (rarely) to 5 (always)

20

< 60 = non-excessive internet users; ≥ 60 = excessive internet users

0% internet addicts, but 3.9% classed as excessive users

Mostafa et al. (2019) [21]

Chittagong

Medical and university students

379 (18–30 years)

Internet Addiction Test

5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (rarely) to 5 (always)

20

< 20 = normal internet user; 20–49 = mild internet user; 50–79 = moderate internet user; 80–100 = severe internet user

Majority of the participants were mild problematic users (54.88%). The prevalence of internet addiction was 1.06% (severe users)

Siddiqi et al. (2018) [12]

Dhaka

High school students

376 (13–19 years)

Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale

5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (rarely) to 5 (always)

6**

≥ 20 = at risk of being addicted to Facebook

49.8%, 41.0%, and 1.6% mild, moderate, and severe Facebook addicted and 7.6% non-problematic users

Uddin et al. (2016) [13]

Dhaka

University students

475 (18–25 years)

Internet Addiction Test

5-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (rarely) to 5 (always)

20

≤ 30 = normal internet user; 31–49 = mild internet user; 50–79 = moderate internet user; ≥ 80 = severe or excessive internet user

47.7% male and 44.5% female students severely addicted to the internet, 7.1% male and 33.9% female students moderately addicted to the internet, 20.7% male and 7.7% female students mildly addicted to the internet

  1. *Paper said the Bangla Internet Addiction Test was used, but based on the description, it appears the Internet Addiction Test was used
  2. **Paper claimed there were 18 items, but the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale only has six items