Association between early life second-hand smoke exposure on child sleep and psychoactive substance use on adult sleep patterns in an urban informal settlement in Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychoactive substance use in adults and second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure among children are leading contributors to sleeping problems. Despite this, there is limited data on how these exposures influence sleep patterns in informal settings. Our study assessed the associations between substance use, SHS exposure and sleep disturbances among adults and children in an urban informal settlement in Uganda.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study in an urban informal settlement in Kampala, Uganda. Data was collected on self-reported sleep problems among adults including sleep duration, insomnia and sleep dissatisfaction, as well, as sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in children. We evaluated children's early-life SHS exposure and psychoactive substance use in adult

SUBMITTER: Wafula ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11698410 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature