Folusho M Balogun1, Abieyuwa O Alohan2, Adebola E Orimadegun3. 1. Institute of Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. 2. Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. 3. Institute of Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. Electronic address: beorimadegun@yahoo.com.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Understanding sleep patterns and related factors is vital to development in adolescence, but there is a dearth of this information among adolescents in developing countries such as Nigeria. Therefore, this study describes the sleep patterns, problems, and predictors of poor sleep quality among schooling adolescents. METHODS: In a cross-sectional study design, 450 adolescents were selected and interviewed about their sleep experience and problems over the preceding one-month period using a validated form with components adapted from the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, χ2, and logistic regression model with p set at 0.05. RESULTS: The mean age of respondents was 13.4 ± 1.2 years. Only half (50.2%) had a global PSQI score of <6, suggesting little or no difficulty with sleep. Significantly, a higher proportion of respondents spent a short time in bed before sleep, ≤15 min among those who had good sleep quality (81.4%) compared with those who had poor sleep quality (65.2%) (p < 0.001). The odds of having poor sleep quality was significantly higher in the subgroup who had ≤8.5 h sleep than those who had 8.5 h sleep or more (adjusted odds ratio = 4.62; 95% confidence interval = 2.61, 8.17, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Remarkably poor sleep quality exists among schooling adolescents in Ibadan, Nigeria, and sleep problems are prevalent, especially among those with short sleep duration.
OBJECTIVE: Understanding sleep patterns and related factors is vital to development in adolescence, but there is a dearth of this information among adolescents in developing countries such as Nigeria. Therefore, this study describes the sleep patterns, problems, and predictors of poor sleep quality among schooling adolescents. METHODS: In a cross-sectional study design, 450 adolescents were selected and interviewed about their sleep experience and problems over the preceding one-month period using a validated form with components adapted from the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, χ2, and logistic regression model with p set at 0.05. RESULTS: The mean age of respondents was 13.4 ± 1.2 years. Only half (50.2%) had a global PSQI score of <6, suggesting little or no difficulty with sleep. Significantly, a higher proportion of respondents spent a short time in bed before sleep, ≤15 min among those who had good sleep quality (81.4%) compared with those who had poor sleep quality (65.2%) (p < 0.001). The odds of having poor sleep quality was significantly higher in the subgroup who had ≤8.5 h sleep than those who had 8.5 h sleep or more (adjusted odds ratio = 4.62; 95% confidence interval = 2.61, 8.17, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Remarkably poor sleep quality exists among schooling adolescents in Ibadan, Nigeria, and sleep problems are prevalent, especially among those with short sleep duration.
Authors: Masood A Badri; Mugheer Alkhaili; Hamad Aldhaheri; Guang Yang; Muna Albahar; Asma Alrashdi Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-03-17 Impact factor: 3.390