Prevalence of Poor Sleep Quality and Its Determinants Among Bangladeshi Students: A Pilot Study
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Prevalence of Poor Sleep Quality and Its Determinants Among Bangladeshi Students: A Pilot Study Mohammed A. Mamun1,2 · Md. Sharif Hossain1,2 · Md. Kamruzzaman1,2 · Md. Ibrahim Khalil2,3 · Md. Tajuddin Sikder1 · Md. Dilshad Manzar4 · Mark D. Griffiths5 Received: 8 June 2020 / Revised: 8 September 2020 / Accepted: 14 September 2020 © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Abstract Purpose Over the past 75 years, sleep quality has been decreasing. Furthermore, when it comes to susceptibility to sleep disturbances, university students are among the more susceptible groups. The university campus environment can be unhealthy and unhygienic for maintaining good sleep status in Bangladesh, but there are no studies that have ever addressed sleep quality among Bangladeshi students. Consequently, this study investigated the prevalence of sleep quality alongside various socio-demographic and behavioral risk factors. Methods A total of 450 undergraduates enrolled at Jahangirnagar University (Dhaka, Bangladesh) were approached to participate in the study. Of these, 279 completed the whole survey and kept for final analysis (59.9% males; average age 29.59 years). Results The study found that 58.4% (n = 163) were poor sleepers, with 16.2% describing their subjective sleep quality as bad (fairly bad to very bad). Approximately one-third of students (31.5%) were unable to fall asleep within 30 min. Over three-quarters of participants reported as having good sleep efficiency (78% with scores ≥ 85%), whereas 26.2% had sleep disturbance (component scores of 0 or 1), 31.1% had daytime dysfunction (component scores of 0 or 1), and 20% used medications at least once a week. Regression analyses demonstrated that being male and being a cigarette smoker were significantly associated with poor sleep quality. Conclusions Sleep problems are highly prevalent among Bangladeshi university students. Therefore, the findings highlight the importance of sleep promoting strategies such as healthy sleep hygiene practices to manage the problem. Keywords Sleep quality · Sleep hygiene · Cigarette smoking · Ragging · Bangla Pittsburgh sleep quality index · Bangladeshi students
* Mohammed A. Mamun [email protected]; [email protected]
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Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Md. Sharif Hossain [email protected]
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Undergraduate Research Organization, Gerua Road, Savar, Dhaka 1342, Bangladesh
Md. Kamruzzaman [email protected]
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Next Generation Dental, Majestic Building, 5 W 71st Street, New York, NY 10023, USA
Md. Ibrahim Khalil [email protected]
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Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Majmaah 11952, Saudi Arabia
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Psychology Department, International Gaming Research Unit, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
Md. Tajuddin Sikder [email protected] Md. Dilshad Manzar [email protected] Mark D. Griffiths [email protected]
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