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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychiatry
Sec. Sleep Disorders
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1448028
Quality of Sleep and associated factors among medical interns in Public Universities in North Ethiopia
Provisionally accepted- 1 College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Aksum University, Aksum, Tigray Region, Ethiopia
- 2 Department of Psychiatric Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia
- 3 College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Objective: To assess the quality of sleep and associated factors among medical interns at public universities in North Ethiopia.We conducted a cross-sectional study among 259 medical interns using a structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was employed to determine the quality of sleep.: 72.6% were screened as having poor sleep quality. Anxiety [AOR = 4.5, CI (1.93, 11.50), p < 0.001], poor sleep hygiene [AOR = 4.5, CI (1.4, 11.65), p < 0.001], current alcohol use [AOR = 3.85, CI (2.16, 6.89), p < 0.001], and current tobacco use [AOR = 2.4, CI (2.3, 25), p = 0.001] were significantly associated with poor quality of sleep. Conclusion: Poor quality of sleep is prevalent among medical interns. Addressing anxiety, alcohol and tobacco use, and enhancing the practice of sleep hygiene among medical interns requires significant attention.
Keywords: Quality of Sleep, University, North Ethiopia, Sleep Hygiene, Medical intern
Received: 12 Jun 2024; Accepted: 24 Feb 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Dawit Afewerki Meles, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Aksum University, Aksum, Tigray Region, Ethiopia
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