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Abstract
Objective: To assess the quality of sleep and associated factors among medical interns at public universities in North Ethiopia.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among 259 medical interns using a structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire. We employed the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) to determine the quality of sleep.
Results: Of the subjects, 72.6% were screened as having poor sleep quality. Anxiety [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 4.5, 95% CI: 1.93, 11.50; p < 0.001], poor sleep hygiene (AOR = 4.5, 95% CI: 1.4, 11.65; p < 0.001), current alcohol use (AOR = 3.85, 95% CI: 2.16, 6.89; p < 0.001), and current tobacco use (AOR = 2.4, 95% 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, and alcohol and tobacco use and enhancing the practice of sleep hygiene among medical interns requires significant attention.
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Frontiers in Psychiatry publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research across a wide spectrum of translational, basic and clinical research. Field Chief Editor Stefan Borgwardt at the University of Basel is supported by an outstanding Editorial Board of international researchers. This multidisciplinary open-access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers, academics, clinicians and the public worldwide.
The journal''s mission is to use translational approaches to improve therapeutic options for mental illness and consequently to improve patient treatment outcomes.