Problematic mobile phone among medical students using PUMP scale

Background: smartphone use is increasing tremendously all over the world and so is its abuse. similar problems are arising in medical students also and they are no exception to it. aim: to determine the problematic mobile phone usage among medical students at our medical college. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted at mohtarma benazir bhutto shaheed medical college,mirpur over 2 months,from january,2017 to february,2017. all the final year medical students studying at our college were included in the study. problematic use of mobile phones (pump) scale was used for this study. the higher scores indicate more usage of mobile phones and more problematic use. all the questionnaires were anonymous. results: a total of 95 final year medical students were included in the study. the mean age of students was found to be 22.92±0.775 years. among our participants,most of the participants 67(70.5%) were female. the mean score of participants for pump scale was found as 56.33±15.92. total pump scale score was stratified for age groups,gender and residence of medical students. conclusion: on the basis of this study,we conclude that problematic mobile phone usage is prevalent among medical students of our college,so certain measures need to be taken.