Volume : V, Issue : III, March - 2016

The prevalence of sleeping disorders in Medical Students at Taibah University

Rayan Eid Hussain Aljohani, Mohammed Khoj, Majed Zaal Albluwi, Wael Musaad Alhussaini, Alaa Abdullah Alharbi, Ahmed Ibrahim Kaki, Raed Khaled Alraddadi, Moataz Abdullah Hattan Alhazmi Wael Alhaidari

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 Sleep is an essential life process. Lack of sleep reduces our alertness, impairs our judgment, and affects our moods . Disruptions in sleep can be caused by a variety of issues, from teeth grinding (uxism) to night terrors. When a person suffers from difficulty in sleeping with no obvious cause, it is referred to as insomnia .Our study aim to identify the prevalence of sleeping disorders among medical students at taibah university. Methods: The study is a descriptive cross sectional study.The study include the following: male – medical students –1st, 2nd & 3rd year. We used questionnaire to collect data and then analyzed the data of questionnaire to diagnose presence of sleeping disorders and the symptom of sleeping disorder. Results: This paper has reviewed evidence on the prevalence of sleeping disorders. The study population were 150 medical students and when we are looking to those with sleeping disorders where It was found that the lowest percentage represented by 17 students(1st and 2nd ,3rd year ) out of 126 who showed normal state and out of 17 who showed symptoms of sleeping disorder. Discussion: In comparison with other study by (Jane F. Gaultney) regarding the prevalence of sleeping disorder among college students in America Their study prevalence were higher than our study prevalence .Probably due to the fact that there study wasn’t conducted on medical students. Not to forget the study population variations among the 2 studies and this could be due to the fact that in America alcohol and drugs are consumed which might have a major role in affecting the sleeping habits in Americans

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Rayan Eid hussain Aljohani, Mohammed Khoj, Majed zaal ALBluwi, Wael musaad ALHussaini, Alaa abdullah ALHarbi, Ahmed ibrahim Kaki, Raed khaled ALRaddadi, moataz Abdullah hattan alhazmi wael alhaidari The prevalence of sleeping disorders in Medical Students at Taibah University International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 5, Issue : 3 March 2016

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