Poor sleep quality among bedtime smartphone user medical students in Ethiopia, 2024.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Smartphone use has become widespread and continues to grow rapidly. Medical students, already highly susceptible to sleep deprivation, may experience exacerbated issues due to smartphone usage, particularly at bedtime. Therefore, understanding the potential negative impacts of this behavior is crucial. This study aims to assess the prevalence and risk factors of sleep quality among medical students bed time smart phone users in Ethiopia.

Subject and methods

An institutional-based cross-sectional study design was employed, involving 354 undergraduate medical students selected through simple random sampling from Debre Marko's University, the University of Gondar, and Debre Berhan University. Data were collected using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and structured

SUBMITTER: Esubalew D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11638613 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature