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Demographic and academic characteristics of medical students with sleep disorders- A cross sectional study from Karachi, Pakistan

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dc.contributor.author Zainab, Saima
dc.contributor.author Khoso, Aneeta
dc.contributor.author Soomro, Rafiq Ahmed
dc.contributor.author Zehra, Rabab
dc.date.accessioned 2019-12-03T06:37:10Z
dc.date.available 2019-12-03T06:37:10Z
dc.date.issued 2019-08-01
dc.identifier.issn 2413-9289
dc.identifier.uri http://142.54.178.187:9060/xmlui/handle/123456789/1877
dc.description.abstract Objective: To determine the demographic and academic characteristics of MBBS students suffering from sleep disorders. Study Design: Cross sectional descriptive study Place and Duration: The research was conducted from 4th September 2016 to 30th November 2017 at the Department of Community Medicine Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan Methodology: The data were collected by using standardized structured questionnaires which included the Insomnia Severity Index, Epworth Sleepiness Scale and Berlin Questionnaire to assess sleep disorders, and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale to assess stress and anxiety among medical students. Results: Sleep disorders are common among female medical students (68%). Among the students with sleep disorders, 33 % were studying in third year MBBS, 55 % were suffering from anxiety disorders and 43 % were using internet daily for more than 4 hours. Conclusion: Female gender and third year medical students had higher frequency of sleep disorders. The results of this study highlighted that daily internet use of more than four hours and anxiety disorders are frequent among the students suffering from sleep disorder. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher ISRA MEDICAL JOURNAL en_US
dc.subject Medical and Health Sciences en_US
dc.subject Medical students en_US
dc.subject Sleep disorders en_US
dc.subject Insomnia en_US
dc.subject Stress en_US
dc.subject Obstructive sleep apnea en_US
dc.title Demographic and academic characteristics of medical students with sleep disorders- A cross sectional study from Karachi, Pakistan en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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