ASSESSING SLEEP QUALITY AMONG MEDICAL AND DENTAL STUDENTS IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PROVINCE OF PAKISTAN: A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY

Authors

  • Mashal Khan
  • Kashif ur Rehman Khalil
  • Muhammad Imran Marwat a:1:{s:5:"en_US";s:95:"Assistant Professor , Community Medicine Department , Liaquat National Medical College, Karachi";}
  • Hifsa
  • Bushra Irum Department of Operative Dentistry, Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar.
  • Gullana Salahuddin Women Medical and Dental College Abbottabad.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v14i01.618

Keywords:

Sleep Quality, sleeping habits, sleep deprivation, medical students

Abstract

 Objectives: To determine the prevalence of poor sleep and factors associated with it among medical and dental students in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
Materials and Methods: A population-based analytical cross-sectional study was carried out from May to September 2022, consisting of 385 undergraduate students from 21 medical and dental colleges. A non-probability convenience sampling technique was employed to assess sleep quality with the help of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Factors associated with poor sleep were determined using binary logistic regression.
Results: Among the total, 263 (68.3%) students had poor sleep quality on the PSQI scale. Poor sleep was more likely (OR [95%CI]) among females (2.3 [1.3-3.9]), age≥21years (2.5 [1.1-5.8]), pre-clinical phase (3.1 [1.4-6.5]), BDS students (2.0 [1.1-3.5]), disrupted circadian rhythm (4.2 [2.0-8.6]), and hostelites (1.7 [1.0-2.9]) at signifi cance of P<0.05. Participants’ per day sleep was 5.9hrs (SD=1.2hrs). Regarding PSQI components, the worst performance was noticed in sleep duration (M=1.60, SD=0.95). Of the total, 47 (12.2%) were taking sleep medications, 377 (97.9%) had bedtime phone usage and 242 (62.8%) had no familiarity with “Sleep hygiene”.
Conclusion: Findings revealed that poor sleep was prevalent in more than half of the participants. Average sleep duration was suggestive of sleep deprivation indicating for immediate interventions to prevent its potential consequences.

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Published

2024-03-27

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Mashal Khan, Kashif ur Rehman Khalil, Marwat, M. I., Hifsa, Irum, . B., & Gullana Salahuddin. (2024). ASSESSING SLEEP QUALITY AMONG MEDICAL AND DENTAL STUDENTS IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA PROVINCE OF PAKISTAN: A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 14(01), 34–40. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v14i01.618

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 01 (2024): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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