Associations between fears related to safety during sleep and self-reported sleep in men and women living in a low-socioeconomic status setting.

ABSTRACT: South Africans living in low socioeconomic areas have self-reported unusually long sleep durations (approximately 9-10 h). One hypothesis is that these long durations may be a compensatory response to poor sleep quality as a result of stressful environments. This study aimed to investigate whether fear of not being safe during sleep is associated with markers of sleep quality or duration in men and women. South Africans (n = 411, 25-50 y, 57% women) of African-origin living in an urban township, characterised by high crime and poverty rates, participated in this study. Participants are part of a larger longitudinal cohort study: Modelling the Epidemiologic Transition Study (METS)-Microbiome. Customised questions were used to assess the presence or absence of fears related to feeling safe d

SUBMITTER: Correia ATL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10864334 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature