Prevalence and associated factors of sleeping pills use among students in a Malaysian University
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
;
: 171-179, 2010.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
This paper aimed to determine the prevalence of sleeping pills use among university students and its associated factors in Malaysia.Methods:
This cross-sectional study was conducted in January 2010 among 200 Malaysia. The survey was conducted by distributing self-administered questionnaires. The questionnaire was developed based on the literature review. The students were chosen randomly using convenience sampling.Results:
A total of 200 university students participated in this study. The prevalence of using sleeping pills among university students is 7.5%. The majority of the participants were Malay 146 (73.0%), from urban area 169 (84.5%), from medical and health sciences background 101 (50.5%). This study showed that there is a significant relationship between using sleeping pills and depression (p= 0.03). There is also a significant relationship between using sleeping pills and inducing sleep by reading (p=0.04).Conclusion:
The prevalence of sleeping pills usage among university students is relatively high. This study showed that there is a significant relationship between using sleeping pills and depression
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Inglês
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ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
Ano de publicação:
2010
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