Factors associated with sleep quality among Afghan healthcare workers

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Title: Factors associated with sleep quality among Afghan healthcare workers
Authors: Ahmad Shoaib Haidarzada, Ahmad Neyazi, Bijaya K. Padhi, Nosaibah Razaqi, Habibah Afzali, Raz Mohammad Tabib, Mahsa Ahmadi, Mehrab Neyazi, Mark D. Griffiths
Source: Health Science Reports, Vol 7, Iss 9, Pp n/a-n/a (2024)
Publisher Information: Wiley, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Medicine
Subject Terms: Afghanistan, healthcare workers, sleep quality, Taliban, Medicine
More Details: Abstract Background and Aims Sleep is a complex physiological process during which the body and mind enter a period of rest. For a healthy lifestyle, different cohort groups can be affected in different ways. One such cohort is healthcare workers (HCWs)—an unexplored group in Afghanistan. Therefore, the present study examined the association between a range of sociodemographic factors including having night shift work and sleep quality among Afghan HCWs. Methods A cross‐sectional survey was administered in January 2023 among HCWs (N = 342) in the Herat province of Afghanistan. The survey examined sleep quality and its association with a range of sociodemographic factors among HCWs. Logistic regression models were used to examine the association of sleep quality with sociodemographic characteristics among HCWs. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to assess the sleep quality among HCWs. Results A total of 342 HCWs participated in the present study with an age range of 18 to 60 years. The mean age of the participants was 28.90 years (SD ± 8.10). Just over half of the participants were male (50.3%). Of the 342 participants, 58.5% reported poor sleep quality. Being married status, having higher number of children, not being a doctor, having low economic status, working night shifts, and having a traumatic event occur during past month were among the main variables associated with sleep quality among Afghan HCWs. Multiple regression analysis indicated that having high income [negatively] (AOR = 4.132, p = 0.002), working night shifts [positively] (AOR = 0.288, p
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2398-8835
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2398-8835
DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.70018
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/18069708cb7644368fc34cc7f823b3b8
Accession Number: edsdoj.18069708cb7644368fc34cc7f823b3b8
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:23988835
DOI:10.1002/hsr2.70018
Published in:Health Science Reports
Language:English