dc.contributor.author | Hauwanga, Libertine N.K.M | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-25T13:44:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-01-25T13:44:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/154093 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Sleep is an indispensable necessity of humankind, imperative for sustaining the
quality of life and well-being of all ages. Poor sleep is proven to have an impact on students’
academic endeavors and general health. Even though some university students are conversant
with health repercussions associated with poor sleep quality, a substantial proportion fail to
prioritize sleep health over their academic tasks or deem their health to be at risk.
Objectives: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with sleep quality among
undergraduate students at the College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi.
Methodology: An institutional analytic cross-sectional study was carried out at the College of
Health Sciences. A stratified random sampling technique was employed with strata being the
schools. A Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory was used to measure sleep quality. Out of the
378 participants, 245 were interviewed through a tablet device-based questionnaire running on
the Open Data Kit (ODK) application and the remaining 133 students completed an online
questionnaire (SurveyMonkey). Descriptive statistics, correlations, bivariate, and multivariate
binary logistic regression were performed using the IBM Statistical Package for the Social
Sciences (SPSS) version 23 at p <0.20 and p <0.05 level of significance, and a 95% confidence
interval.
Results: Out of the 378 participants the majority were females (57.1%) and 42.9% were males.
The prevalence of poor sleep quality (PSQI > 5) was 80% among undergraduate students,
whereas good sleep quality was 20%. In an adjusted multivariate analysis, factors that were
significantly associated with poor sleep quality were perceived stress [AOR:3.15; 95% Cl:
(1.43, 6.91); p = 0.004], room air quality [AOR: 2.32; 95% Cl: (1.08, 5.01); p = 0.0031], and
sleep hygiene [AOR:1.08; 95% Cl: (1.03, 1.14); p = 0.002].
Conclusion: Findings from this study demonstrated an alarming prevalence of poor sleep
quality (PSQI > 5) 80 percent among undergraduate students. This study has shown a
significant correlation between perceived stress, sleep hygiene, and sleep quality which
suggests that sleep hygiene practices and stress coping strategies should be considered as a
potential influence on enhancing good sleep quality. The modifiable risk factors such as
perceived stress, sleep hygiene, and room quality were considered potential risks for poor sleep
quality.
Recommendations: To improve sleep quality among undergraduate students at the College of
Health Sciences, the University should develop sleep hygiene education programs as an
intervention and prevention strategy. To alleviate high stress, students should equip each other
with better relaxation techniques such as Yoga, meditation, and extracurricular activities and
manage their time properly to attain optimal sleep quality and academic functioning. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ | * |
dc.subject | Prevalence and factors associated with sleep quality among undergraduate students at the college of health sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya. | en_US |
dc.title | Prevalence and factors associated with sleep quality among undergraduate students at the college of health sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya. | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.description.department | a
Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, ; bDepartment of Mental Health, School of Medicine,
Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya | |