GenderDifference on Sleep Quality Among Medical Students

Abstract

Objective: This cross-sectional study was designed to determine prevalence of sleep quality among medical students and to find out if there is any difference in quality of sleep among male and female medical students.
Method: In this cross-sectional study, total of 221 first year medical students from Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and Bachelor of Dental Sciences (BDS) were included by non-probability  convenient sampling technique. The semi structured questionnaire included a 12 item demographics section  and the PSQI, SDQ questionnaire to assess sleep quality and sleep disorders. Data analysis was done using  SPSS 25.0. Chi-square test was used and Pvalue <0.05 was taken as significant.
Results: A greater percentage of females as compared to males were “Poor sleepers” (91.4% females as  compared to 84% males). The consumption of coffee/tea/caffeinated drinks per day was associated with  gender (0.040). Although there was found no association between the global PSQI score and gender (0.470)  but females experienced greater difficulties than males to go to sleep within 30 minutes (.038)
Conclusion: This is the first study that aims to find out association between gender and sleep quality in first  year medical students. Whilst, study did not report any statistically significant difference of sleep quality with  gender, but there was an alarmingly high prevalence rate of very poor sleep quality among medical students  and females were suffering more from poor quality of sleep as compare to male students. Students should be  counselled on the topic of sleep health and taught to abstain from self-medication with caffeine.

How to cite: Ijaz F, Arshad AR, Latif N, Naeem MA, Sohail H, Ahmad A, Aftab RK. Gender Difference on Sleep Quality Among  Medical Students. Esculapio - JSIMS 2022;18(02):