A survey of sleep problems and influencing factors among preschoolers / 中国学校卫生

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To investigate the prevalence of sleep problems and influencing factors among preschoolers, so as to provide a reference for healthy sleep behaviors among preschoolers.@*Methods@#From December 2017 to June 2018, a questionnaires study was administered to parents of 8 456 preschoolers from kindergartens in Yangzhou, Zhenjiang and Xuzhou by using random cluster sampling method. Demographic characteristics, screen time, sleep patterns and the Children s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) were colleted.@*Results@#The average night sleep duration was (9.91±0.64)h, the rate of sleep deprivation was 51.7%, which increased with age ( χ 2 trend =34.19, P <0.01). The total scores of CSHQ were (49.46±5.02), and the prevalence of sleep problems was 95.0%, with the prevalence of specific sleep problems ranged from 2.3% to 76.4%. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that only child, mothers age, parental education, and household economic status was significantly associated the sleep problems ( P <0.05).@*Conclusion@#The prevalence of sleep problems among preschool children is more prominent, varies by only child, parental education and household economic status. Parents and society should raise awareness of sleep problems.