Study on Relationship Between Early Smartphone Use and Academic Performance in College Going Students in and Around Karad

Smartphones are being used by each and every one today as smartphone technology continues its rapid development.Smartphones are undeniably convenient, helpful study tools and can be a hurtful source of distraction depending on a student'sattitude and use pattern. A nationwide survey conducted in 2010 shows that mobile phones are adolescents' most necessarycommunication medium. It has virtually affected society's accessibility, security, safety, and coordination of business and socialactivities and has hence become a part of the culture of the whole world. Our aim and objective is to determine the prevalenceof early use of smartphones and co-relate with academic performance and to find out the Prevalence of early use of smartphonesin college-going students. 95 college-going students from the College of Physiotherapy who met the inclusion criteria and werebetween the ages of 18 and 26 were chosen for this observational study, which was conducted. The procedure was described,and the appropriate consent was obtained. Data on demographics were collected. The goal of the investigation was stated tothem. Questionnaires were used for assessment, and participants' mark sheets from the first to fourth years of physiotherapycollege and from seventh to twelfth grade were gathered. Most students were found to be using smartphones longer thannecessary, which had a detrimental effect on their academic performance. It was particularly evident in those who acquired theirsmartphone between the seventh and tenth grades, according to a comparison of the questionnaire and mark sheets that weregathered.