Investigation of Insomnia Among Students At The University Level: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Fozia Fatima; Sabir Ali; Khadija Qamar; Safia Bibi; Sobia Fatima

doi:10.51253/pafmj.v72i1.6998

Authors

Fozia Fatima National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Rawalpindi Pakistan
Sabir Ali University of Baltistan, Skardu Pakistan
Khadija Qamar Army Medical College/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Safia Bibi International Islamic University Islamabad Pakistan
Sobia Fatima National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Rawalpindi Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v72i1.6998

Keywords:

Insomnia, Students, University

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the students’ perception of insomnia at the university level and to determine the effects of demographic factors on their perception.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study

Place and Duration of Study: Department of Education and Department of English, International Islamic University, from Sept 2020 to Feb 2021.

Methodology: This study involved twelve hundred and fifty (1250) university students. The insomnia questionnaire was developed after the exploratory factor analysis.

Results: The findings of this study revealed that students at the university level suffer from a high rate of insomnia, but they did not take any steps to address it because they had a neutral perception toward the problem. There was no significant effect of semester-term and the type of department with insomnia (p=0.864 and p=0.648).

Conclusion: Students were neutral about their insomnia problem at the university level.