Knowledge, attitude and practices of undergraduate students towards sleep habits

Pages: 193-198
Anupama Vithalkumar Betigeri, Jasneek Singh, Shreya Bhatia, Ishika Chanra, Ishita Yadav, and Shivya Narula (Department of Physiology, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (Deemed to be University) Manav Rachna Dental College, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Faridabad, Haryana)

Adequate sleep optimally impacts mental functioning of our brains. Sleep disorders among undergraduate students who experience high levels of stress due to the demand of a better academic performance, have become an important matter to consider. Such stress and anxiety lead to various sleep related problems. Therefore, the objective of our survey was to assess the perceptions, and routines of undergraduate students concerning Sleep Habits. Also, the theme of our survey-based study revolves around the exploration of knowledge with an attempt to spread awareness about Sleep Habits; its disorders and various ways to deal with it. The methods that we had used further; helped us in developing a self-constructed questionnaire based on Likert scale by which approximately 350 students were tagged. Our questionnaire was such that it included the following format for investigation: Sleep condition indicator- which included open, close ended questions, Multiple choice questions, Likert scale along with a couple of picture-based questions. After the statistical analysis by SPSS version 24.0, Pearson’s Chi-Square test was implemented for comparison of responses on gender-based BMI. The result of our survey-based study emphasized on the sleeping habits like snoring, dozing off etc during some common activities such as while watching television, sitting silent in public places, etc. It basically highlighted that 60% of female undergraduate students had the higher probability of maintaining a healthier sleeping routine.