The Effect of Mobile Phone Use on The Prevalence of Headaches among Female Students at the Faculty of Education, Abu Issa, University of Zawia, Libya

Abstract

The study aimed to find out the effect of mobile phone use and duration of use on the prevalence of headaches for a sample size of (118) female students from the Faculty of Education, Abu Issa. The study reached a number of results, which are represented in the presence of an effect of mobile phone use and duration of daily use on the prevalence of various headache cases. It recorded a rate of 49.15%, 31.35%, and 19.49% for the incidence of migraines, tension headaches, and cluster headaches, respectively, among female students82.20% of the participating recorded using more than 5 hours per day, and the hours of use according to the age group of female students from (18-20), (21-24) years also recorded 40.67%, 41.52%, respectively. This confirms that most and most of the female students use mobile phones during the day for excessive hours. This is consistent with many studies whose results confirmed that excessive use between 5 and 8 hours a day is considered an addiction and has health risks and repercussions on users. The study recommended paying attention and conducting scientific and specialized studies on the effects of mobile phone use on all segments of society, especially higher education levels, and spreading awareness through available means of the risks and repercussions of mobile phone use on public health.