Sleep Disorders among Female Students in Assiut University, Upper Egypt

Introduction: Sleep problems, especially insomnia, are a common complaint among adults. Inability to sleep can lead to difficulty in sustaining attention, a slowed response time, impairments in memory and concentration, and decreased performance. There are no available studies about sleep quality and habits among Assiut University female students. Aim of the Study: To describe sleep characteristics and sleep disturbances among female students in practical faculties of assiut univesrsity in egypt.Subjects and Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 306 female students in Assiut University in Upper Egypt. Self administered questionnaire was used for data collection.Results: About 61% of the students slept about 6-8 hours per night, whereas 24.2% of them slept 8 hours per night. Intermittent sleep was reported in 37.9% of them and 70% had daytime naps. 43.1% spent a long time to fall asleep. Intermittent sleep was significantly associated with residing in university hostels (p=0.025), short sleep time ( 6 hours) (p=0.002), spending long time to fall asleep (p 0.001), presence of headache (p=0.013), bad appetite (p=0.001) and disturbed bowel habits (p=0.030).Conclusion: Raising the awareness about good sleep quality by multidisciplinary approach is recommended.