SLEEPING PROBLEMS AMONG THE STUDENTS REMAIN STAYING IN THE UNIVERSITY DORMITORY IN SEMESTER BREAK DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK
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Sleeping Problems, Students, COVID-19Abstract
This cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to evaluate sleep problems and the factors those associated with the sleep problems among 120 university students who still living in the dormitory in the university in the midst of the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand. The samples were time-frame allocated in June 2020, using self- answer questionnaire. The descriptive statistics presented using prevalence, proportion, and average. The associations were analyzed using Chi-square test, presented in Odd ratio and 95% Confidence interval.
Most of the students included in the study were female (65%). The most common problems were initial insomnia and inadequate sleeping (80.8%), following by takin aa day-time nap (80%) and middle insomnia (67.5%), respectively. Male gender was found to be associates with initial insomnia (OR2.5, 95%CI: 1.04 – 6.0), takin aa day-time nap (OR 3.98, 95% CI: 1.24 – 12.80), and inadequate sleeping (OR 3.11, 95% CI: 1.34 – 7.24). All association were statistically significant at level of p < 0.05.
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