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This study investigated the prevalence of insomnia and its relationship with academic performance among 388 university students in a developing country context. Researchers conducted a cross-sectional study at Debre Berhan University, using logistic and linear regression to analyse the data. The findings revealed a high prevalence of insomnia, affecting nearly two-thirds of the students. Factors such as field of study, worshiping frequency, marital status, and common mental disorder were significantly associated with insomnia. However, the study found no significant association between insomnia and academic performance, with insomnia explaining only a very small percentage of the variation in academic outcomes. The research concludes by recommending that universities implement screening programmes for sleep quality and mental health.
This research highlights the high prevalence of insomnia among university students, particularly in developing countries where data is limited. While it surprisingly found no direct link to academic performance, the study underscores the importance of addressing student well-being through mental health and sleep quality screening programmes.
The abstract suggests universities should endorse sleep quality and mental health screening programmes for students. This indicates a potential need for organised health services or support systems within educational institutions. It is a policy recommendation rather than a direct commercialisation pathway for a product or technology, suggesting a need for service provision rather than product development.
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Introduction . Studies show that 9.4% to 38.2% of university students are suffering from insomnia. However, research data in developing countries is limited. Thus, the aim of the study was to assess insomnia and its temporal association with academic performance. Methods and Materials . Institution based cross-sectional study was conducted with 388 students at Debre Berhan University. Data were collected at the nine colleges. Logistic and linear regression analysis was performed for modeling insomnia and academic performance with a<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M1"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>p</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math>value threshold of 0.05, respectively. Data were entered using EPI-data version 3.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Results . The prevalence of insomnia was 61.6%. Field of study (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M2"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>p</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math>value = 0.01), worshiping frequency (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M3"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>p</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math>value = 0.048), marital status (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M4"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>p</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math>value = 0.03), and common mental disorder (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M5"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>p</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math>value < 0.001) were identified associated factors of insomnia. There was no significant association between insomnia and academic performance (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M6"><mml:mrow><mml:mi>p</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math>value = 0.53, β = −0.04). Insomnia explained 1.2% (<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M7"><mml:mrow><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>r</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn fontstyle="italic">2</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow></mml:math>= 0.012) of the difference in academic performance between students. Conclusions . Nearly 3 out of 5 students had insomnia. We recommended that universities would endorse sleep quality and mental health illness screening programs for students.
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DOI: 10.1155/2017/2542367
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