Internet addiction is one of the most growing addictive behaviors worldwide, especially among university students affecting their physical and mental health negatively. During COVID-19, accessing online books, completing assignments, and online assessments are highly recommended by universities, teachers, and students. The Internet has increasingly become a vital part of our lives, and distant online classes increase the dependency of students on the Internet. The aim of this study is to assess the level of internet addiction among medical or non-medical students in Tanta University, Egypt. This was a cross-sectional study conducted during October and November 2020. It included 373 students from the faculty of medicine and 373 non-medical students from the faculty of science. The validated (IAT-20) was used to assess the level of Internet addiction among these students. A total of 51.7% of medical students were found severe internet addicts and 43.4% of them were possible addicts compared to only 11.3% of non-medical students who were found severely addicted to the Internet and 68.9% of them were possible addicts with statistically significant difference between them. Female students of both colleges were found addicted to the Internet than males. Female medical and non-medical students suffered from severe Internet addiction more than non-medical and male ones. Appropriate awareness creation intervention strategies should be implemented to decrease the level of Internet addiction among university students and to reduce its harmful and negative consequences.

Background: Eating disorders (EDs) are complex psychiatric syndromes that occur with increasing frequency among adolescents of all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. They are considered as the third most common chronic illness in adolescent females, with an incidence of up to 5%. Severe clinical complications can take place especially compromised nutritional status due to the delay in diagnosis or treatment. Objective: This study aimed to find out the prevalence of risk for eating disorders and its associated factors among medical students, Tanta University, Egypt. Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out through the first semester of the year 2018-2019 and included 615students.Data were collected using a pre-designed questionnaire which included personal and sociodemographic data, family and medical histories and a self-administered questionnaire of the Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26). Results: About one third (33.0%) of the studied students were at risk for eating disorder. EDs Risk was more common among students in the clinical stage compared to the pre-clinical stage. Also, unmarried, those with higher BMI and those practicing regular physical activity were at more risk (p < 0.05). Conclusions: A considerable proportion of medical students are at greater risk of eating disorders. Special programs are needed for managing this potential problem for the sake of future physicians and their patients.

Background: Over the last years, the number of the international students studying in the Egyptian universities and colleges are increased. Good socio-cultural adaptation is necessary for successful academic achievement of the students. Aims: To assess level of socio-cultural adaptation of Malaysian students studying medicine in Tanta University, Egypt and to determine the relationship between some selected students’ sociodemographic characteristics and the level of their adaptation. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 250 Malaysian students studying at the Tanta faculty of medicine (63 students at basic years and 187 students at clinical years). Respondents were interviewed; using a valid questionnaire consisted of sociodemographic data and the Revised Sociocultural Adaptation Scale (SCAS-R) to measure the students’ level of socio-cultural adaptation. Results: More than half of the students (65.2%) showed fair adaptation and 18.8% of them showed poor adaptation while good adaptation was found in only 16% of them. Older students (≥ 21 years old), females and single ones experienced more difficulty in adapting, whereas better adaptation was found among students stayed in Egypt longer time and who can understand and speak Arabic language. Conclusions: Sociodemographic characteristics of international students can strongly affect their ability of socio-cultural adaptation in the host country.