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ArticleJNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association2020

Excessive Daytime Sleepiness among First to Fourth Year Undergraduate Students of a Medical College in Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.

Kumar Roka, Sabina Khadka, Sanju Dahal, Meenakshi Yadav, Puja Thapa, Rubina Kc

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Article in JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Kumar RokaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Sabina KhadkaNepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Sanobharyang, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Sanju DahalNepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Sanobharyang, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Meenakshi YadavNepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Sanobharyang, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Puja ThapaNepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Sanobharyang, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Rubina KcNepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Sanobharyang, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Nepalese Army Institute of Health Services · NPBir Hospital · NP

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Abstract

introductionExcessive Daytime Sleepiness is a significant health problem among medical students worldwide which can impair their cognitive and academic performances. Our study aims to determine the prevalence of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness among the first to fourth year undergraduate students of the Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences-College of Medicine.

methodsFollowing the ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee with registration no. 317, a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among the first to fourth year medical students of the Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences-College of Medicine from 4" to 10" August 2020. Two hundred and thirty-two students were selected for the study using the stratified random sampling technique. Epworth Sleepiness Scale was used to obtain data on daytime sleepiness among the study participants. The data were entered into Google spreadsheets and later analyzed. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with the frequency and proportion for binary data.

resultsThe prevalence of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness among the first to fourth year undergraduate students of the Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences-College of Medicine is found to be 67 (31.02%) at 95% Confidence Interval (24.85-37.19). It was found to be highly prevalent among the fourth year undergraduate medical students 20 (35.09%) and least prevalent among the first year students 13 (26.00%). Excessive Daytime Sleepiness was found to be slightly higher among females 23 (34.85%) than males 44 (29.33%).

conclusionsExcessive Daytime Sleepinessis highly prevalent among medical students in our study as suggested by various international studies.

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Disorders of Excessive SomnolenceCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleNepalSurveys and QuestionnairesUniversitiesEpworth Sleepiness Scale; Excessive Daytime Sleepiness; medical students; Nepal; prevalence.

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PMCPMC7580330
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