INTRODUCTION@#Excessive
screen time has been found to be detrimental to a
child ’s development. Despite its
prevalence , there is a dearth of studies relating
family dynamics and
screen time . This study aimed to determine the
association between
family dynamics and the length of
screen time among
preschool children .@*
METHODS @#Participants were selected through convenience sampling and interviewed using the
Family APGAR
questionnaire .
Families were classified as functional or dysfunctional. The
adult respondents estimated the total
screen time and this was classified as low-level or excessive. The
association between
screen time and APGAR
classification was determined using
prevalence rate ratio.@*RESULTS@#Majority of 115
families had an APGAR
classification of highly functional, with the
children having an average
screen time of five hours.
Children from dysfunctional
families were 1.23 times more likely to have an excessive amount of
screen time than those with highly functional
families and the difference was significant (p = 0.041).@*CONCLUSION@#Majority of the
families in this study were highly functional and the average
screen time of the
children included in the study was five hours.
Children from dysfunctional
families were 1.23 times more likely to have an excessive amount of
screen time than those with highly functional
families .