• Mrs. Nisha Yadav
• Mr. Prince
• Ms. Savan
• Ms. Sakshi
• Ms. Preeti

Abstract:- Smartphone addiction sometimes colloquially known as “Nomophobia” (fear of being without a mobile phone) and recent studies shows that pre-school children and young adults are at highest risk for smartphone related addictive behaviour. Objective:-• To assess the ill effect of mobile addiction on health among school going children (10-16 years) in selected community area. • To find the association between ill effect on health with their selected demographic variables. Methodology: A Quantitative research approach and descriptive research design was used in this study. Sample size comprised of 60 school going children and the sample was selected by convenient sampling technique. Standardized checklist is used to collect the data. The gathered data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result: The results show that out of total 60 samples 1(1.6%) were having mild addiction, 39(65%) were having moderate addiction, 20(33.3%) were having severe addiction. The chi- square test shows that there was a significant association between the hours of using mobile phones with their socio demographic variable on ill effects of mobile addiction on health among school going children. Conclusion: The study revealed that school going students was having moderate addiction on health among school going children. There was a significant association between the hours of using mobile phones with their socio demographic variable on ill effects of mobile addiction on health among school going children

Key words: Knowledge, mothers; mobile ill effect; school age children; health educaation.

"“A STUDY TO ASSESS THE ILL EFFECT OF MOBILE ADDICTION ON HEALTH AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN IN SELECTED COMMUNITY AREA AT MEERUT, U.P.”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 4, page no.m285-m289, April-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2304C34.pdf

"“A STUDY TO ASSESS THE ILL EFFECT OF MOBILE ADDICTION ON HEALTH AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN IN SELECTED COMMUNITY AREA AT MEERUT, U.P.”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 4, page no. ppm285-m289, April-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2304C34.pdf