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Screen Use Among Preschool Children in the Galle Municipal Council Area: Prevalence, Patterns, and Associated Factors from Parents’ Perspectives
(School of Nursing, Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, SLIIT, 2025-10-10) Madubhani, W.G.K.; Arachchige, S.I.W.; Godage, C.J.; Prabhavi, K.K.G.D.; De Silva, D.K.M.; Sriyani,K.A.
Prolonged screen exposure during early childhood has been linked to negative developmental, behavioural, and health consequences. With increasing access to electronic screen devices in Sri Lanka, understanding usage patterns among pre-school-aged children is essential for guiding parental awareness and public health interventions. The present study aimed to assess the prevalence, usage patterns, andassociated factors of screen use among preschool-aged children in the Galle municipal council area. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 196 parents of three to five-year-old preschoolaged children. Data were collected using a self-designed, pre-tested, self-administered questionnaire, which underwent content validation by a panel of five experts in the area. Descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, and Fisher's exact tests were performed using SPSS version 26, with p<0.05 as statistical significance. Among the preschool children, the majority were girls (53.6%) and five years old (42.9%), with most living in nuclear families (63.8%). Among them, 34.2% exceeded the WHO-recommended screen time limits. Smartphones (48.9%) and televisions (46.8%) were the most used devices. Most children (65.8%) used screens for less than an hour, but 34,2% were overusing them. Significant associations with screen overuse were found for children’s gender (p=0.001), family type (p=0.002), living arrangements (p = 0.001), parental age (p = 0.001), employment status (p = 0.001), and number of children in a family (p = 0.001). In conclusion, a considerable proportion of pre-school children in the Galle Municipal Council area are exposed to excessive screen time. Interventions focusing on parental education and behaviour modelling are recommended to promote healthy screen use practices.
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Study on the factors that influence parental attitude and involvement in children's home learning: An exploratory study
(Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, SLIIT, 2022-09-15) Wijesingha, A.W.K.G.; Ranasuriya, L.H.D.L.
Due to the sudden closure of schools during the Covid-19 pandemic, parents were required to promote home learning in order to support their children's online learning. As a result, the quality of online learning activities provided to primary school students is dependent on parental participation. Thus, this research focuses on studying the extent to which parental factors influence the management of home learning for students. The study adopted a descriptive research design and used a purposive sampling technique to select the respondents. The data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire and semistructured interviews were distributed among the sample of students (n = 30) and parents (n = 20) whose children are studying in primary classes at a school in the district of Rathnapura, Sri Lanka. In the questionnaires, participants were asked to rate how much they agreed with the statements on a five-point Likert scale, ranging from ‘strongly disagree’ to ‘strongly agree’. The quantitative data was statistically analyzed using charts and graphs, while the qualitative data was analyzed using content analysis. This study found that parents' awareness, education level, and socioeconomic background have a significant impact on children’s home learning. The findings suggest that seminars, training programs, and workshops for parents would help enhance the knowledge and skills related to home learning.

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