Sleep Deprivation and Its Associated Factors Among Undergraduate Students in Malaysia. (July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Naito, Rika; Yun Low, Wah; Wan Yuen, Choo
• Is Part Of: Asia-Pacific journal of public health. Volume 33:Number 5(2021)
• Page Start: 530
• Page End: 538
• Publication Date: 2021-07
• Subjects: lifestyle -- Malaysia -- sleep deprivation -- sleep duration -- undergraduate student; Public health -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Public health -- Asia -- Periodicals; 362.1095
• DOI: 10.1177/10105395211019930
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1010-5395

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines the prevalence of sleep deprivation and its associated factors among 1017 undergraduate students in Malaysia. Sociodemographic and lifestyle factors such as smoking, alcohol, dietary habits, Internet/smartphone use, physical activity, and sedentary behavior were assessed. Sleep deprivation was defined as sleeping less than 7 hours in a day. There were almost equal proportions of females (51.0%) and males (49.0%), and the average age was 20.71 ± 1.47 years. Prevalence of sleep deprivation was 58.1% and its associated factors were students in Year 3 and Year 4, Chinese ethnicity, Indian ethnicity, and consuming fast food more than once a week. Understanding the associated lifestyle factors with sleep deprivation among young generation will be beneficial to develop public health policies and programs to tackle the issue.