Poor sleep quality and associated factors among prisoners of the Diredawa correctional facility in eastern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Impaired sleep quality affects judgment, psychomotor skills, memory, decision-making, concentration, and attention. It might also contribute to the development of new physical health problems, as well as exacerbating already existing physical problems. Despite this, there is a scarcity of research done in Africa including Ethiopia that addressed this issue. So this study assessed the quality of sleep and related factors among prisoners of the Diredawa correctional facility, Diredawa, eastern Ethiopia.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was done using a simple random sampling technique to recruit 421 participants from May 21 to June 21; 2017. A semi-structured questionnaire, Pittsburgh Sleeps Quality Index (PSFIG), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PQ-9), and Sleep Hygi

SUBMITTER: Getachew Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7306144 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature