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    Assessment of mothers awareness regarding impact of use of social media in school age children in –Almatamma locality – River Nile State –Sudan 2020.
    (Napata College, 2023-12) Huda Hassan; Fatima Osman Ali Mohammed; Shireen Ebdelfatah Mohammed; Marium Mohammed Alnageeb; Lymia Altaieb Alhade
    Background: Social Medias are forms of electronic communication such as websites for social networking through which users create online communities to share information. Objectives: To assess mothers awareness regarding impact of uses of social media in school age children. Methods: This descriptive cross sectional community based study was conducted during period extended from December 2019 – October 2020in El-matamma locality. Convenience sample was used, data was collected by questionnaire designed by researchers composed of (21) questions, 50 mother were included calculated by Data was analyzed by using SPSS version (21). Results: The study revealed that (76.0%),(56.0%) of study groups had fair knowledge regarding negative and positive effects of social media on children education respectively, (68.0%)of study groups had fair knowledge regarding effects of social media on children sleep. (78.0%),(64.0%) of study groups had fair knowledge regarding negative and positive effects of social media on children health respectively. Conclusion: The study concluded that most of the mothers had fair knowledge regarding positive and negative effects of social media on children education, health, and sleep Recommendations: Enforcement of the concept of good using of social media and reaps positive results for children, encourage mothers to educate themselves and their children about the advantages and disadvantages of social media.