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Prevalence of poor sleep quality in the Ethiopian population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Sleep Quality and Its Determinants Among Patients With Chronic Diseases in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.BioMed research international · 2025Pooled it
- The prevalence of poor sleep quality in the general population in China: a meta-analysis of epidemiological studies.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2024Pooled it
- Sleep quality and associated factors among university students in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
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- Poor sleep quality and associated factors among community-dwelling older adult at Gondar town.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The impact of atopic dermatitis on caregivers' quality of life in Ethiopia.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Poor sleep quality among bedtime smartphone user medical students in Ethiopia, 2024.Sleep medicine: X · 2024Article
- Novel perspective of 'poor sleep' in public health: a narrative review.BMJ public health · 2024Review
- Poor sleep quality and associated factors among healthcare professionals at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Sweet dreams are not made of this: no association between diet and sleep quality.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2023Article
- Factors associated with poor sleep quality among construction workers in Arba Minch town, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2023Article
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- Assessment of sleep quality and its factors among clinicians working in critical care units and operation theaters at North West Ethiopia, 2022: a multicenter cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Sleep duration during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: A GIS-based large sample survey study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Review
- Comparison of three measures for insomnia in ischemic stroke patients: Pittsburgh sleep quality index, insomnia severity index, and Athens insomnia scale.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
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- Sleep Quality and Associated Factors Among Adult Cancer Patients Under Treatment at Oncology Units in Amhara Region, Ethiopia.Nature and science of sleep · 2022Article
- Poor Sleep Quality and Factors Among Reproductive-Age Women in Southwest Ethiopia.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- The Interplay Between Neuroinfections, the Immune System and Neurological Disorders: A Focus on Africa.Frontiers in immunology · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundOnly a limited amount of data is available from lower-income countries regarding the prevalence of poor quality of sleep. This meta-analysis of the scientific literature was performed to estimate the pooled prevalence of poor sleep quality in the Ethiopian population.
methodsThe study protocol followed was the Preferred Reporting of Items for Systematic Review and meta-analysis (PRISMA) statement.
resultsThe nine studies which met the inclusion criteria provided data based on a total of 9103 participants who were studied at various health and academic institutions. The incidences of self-reported poor sleep quality ranged from 26 to 66.2%. The pooled estimate of poor sleep quality was 53%.There was a high prevalence of reported poor quality of sleep among younger subjects and among those who were studied in community (noninstitutional) settings.
conclusionThe pooled prevalence of poor sleep quality is quite high among Ethiopians.
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