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Abstract
Globally, Internet Addiction (IA) is a growing problem among university students. Excessive Internet use can result in adverse consequences such as social isolation and poor educational accomplishment. Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of an educational program about IA on knowledge, beliefs, and level of addiction among nursing students at Minia University. Methods: A quasi-experimental design (pre/post-test and follow up) was used in the study. Three hundred and seventy students were included using a stratified random sample. Data collected using two tools, the 1st tool was a self-administered questionnaire based on Health Belief Model (HBM) to assess the students’ knowledge and beliefs about IA and the 2nd tool was the Arabic version of the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) to assess the level of IA among students. Results: After the implementation of the educational program there was an improvement in the participants’ knowledge about IA where 48.3% had a good knowledge and 44.1% had a very good knowledge also, there was an increase in the mean score of all the scales of HBM regarding IA except for perceived barriers. The study revealed that there were statistically significant differences between the pre, post, and follow up tests regarding the participants’ level of IA where the p-value was 0.0003*.Conclusion: The study support the effectiveness of the educational program about IA in increasing knowledge, changing beliefs, and decreasing the level of IA among nursing students. Recommendation: Sustained Implementation of the educational program about IA among University students to mange and prevent IA.