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Volume 18, Issue 3

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Original Contribution

[Abstract]
Evaluation of the quality of mental health referrals from Primary Care Physicians in Qatar
Kalim Zada, Mirza Anwarulhaq
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93768

[Abstract]
Primary Care Physicians’ Knowledge and Barriers against Practice of Healthy Lifestyle in Abha City
Hussein Ali Hussein Azaybi, Mohammed Ali Hussein Azaybi, Safar Abadi Alsaleem, Alhussein Ali Almonawar
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93769

[Abstract]
Knowledge about inguinal hernia among the Saudi Population
Mohammad E. Mahfouz, Alia M. AlShalawi , Abdulrahman A. Alzahrani , Sara H. Alqaidi, Rawan N. Al-Holaifi
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93770

[Abstract]
Predictors of Pediatric Intensive care Unit admissions among Children with Acute Asthma Exacerbation
Ali Alsuheel Asseri
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93771

[Abstract]
The survey of primary care physicians regarding attitude, confidence and knowledge in providing mental health care in Qatar
Kalim Zada
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93772

Education and Training

[Abstract]
Incorporating Resilience into the Family Medicine Training Curriculum
Mohsin Allah Ditta, Abubakar Bham
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93776

Population and Community Studies

[Abstract]
Determinants of autism among children in Makkah Al-Mukarramah City, Saudi Arabia: A case-control study
Abid Obaid Alqurashi,Rishi Bharti, Safar Abadi Alsaleem
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93773

[Abstract]
Does increased Body mass index increase the risk of recurrent pregnancy loss? Saleemah Abdul Majeed Omar, Alya Abdul-Rahman Sharef, Awara Ahmed Rashid
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93774

[Abstract]
Quality of Sleep among General Governmental Secondary School Students in Abha City, Saudi Arabia Yahia M. Al-Qahtani, Hamad M. Al-Qahtani, Bothyna M. Mohamed, Fatima Riaz , Ossama A. Mostafa
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93775

Case reports

[Abstract]
Case Report: Detection and Excision of Melanoma in Situ in an Australian Primary Care Setting
Abubakar Bham
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93778

[Abstract]
Disseminated Tuberculosis: A Rare Presentation
Fazila Khattak, Husam Al Saudi
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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93777


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March 2020 - Volume 18, Issue 3

Quality of Sleep among General Governmental Secondary School Students in Abha City, Saudi Arabia

Yahia M. Al-Qahtani (1)
Hamad M. Al-Qahtani (1)
Bothyna M. Mohamed (2)
Fatima Riaz (3)
Ossama A. Mostafa (3)

(1) Family Medicine Resident
(2) College of Applied Medical Sciences, October 6 University
(3) Family & Community Medicine Department, King Khalid College of Medicine

Corresponding author:
Dr. Ossama A. Mostafa
Family & Community Medicine Department,
King Khalid College of Medicine
Saudi Arabia
Email: dr.ossama@gmail.com

Received: January 2020; Accepted: February 2020; Published: March 1, 2020.
Citation: Yahia M. Al-Qahtani, Hamad M. Al-Qahtani, Bothyna M. Mohamed, Fatima Riaz, Ossama A. Mostafa. Quality of Sleep among General Governmental Secondary School Students in Abha City, Saudi Arabia. World Family Medicine. 2020; 18(3): 68-77 DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2020.93775

Abstract

Aim of the study: To investigate sleep quality and its associates among secondary school students in Abha City.

Subjects and Methods: A total of 400 secondary school students (200 males and 200 females) in Abha City were included. The Arabic versions of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the Athens Insomnia Scale were applied in addition to the socio-demographic and personal characteristics of the participants.

Results: A total of 171 students (42.8%) had poor quality of sleep, while 177 students (44.3%) had insomnia. Prevalence of poor sleep quality was significantly higher among females than males (48% and 37.5%, respectively, p=0.034), and among smokers more than non-smokers (48.8% and 41.3%, respectively, p=0.048), while it did not differ significantly according to students’ age, nationality, midterm exam grades, consumption of soft drinks at night, or any of students’ family characteristics. Insomnia significantly increased with students’ age (p=0.001), while it did not differ significantly according to students’ gender, nationality, midterm exam grades, consumption of soft drinks at night, smoking status, or their family characteristics.

Conclusions: Poor sleep quality and insomnia are common among secondary school students in Abha City. Females and cigarette smokers are more prone to poor sleep quality. Insomnia among secondary school students is significantly associated with older age.

Recommendations: The school health program should apply anti-smoking control and health education programs at schools. Parents and teachers should guide children toward regulating their sleep and wake-up times. Delaying school start times may be proposed as a means of allowing students to get adequate sleep.

Key words: Sleep quality, Secondary School Students, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index,
Athens Insomnia Scale.

 







 


 
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