Prevalence and associated factors of sleeping pills use among students in a Malaysian University
- Author:
Redhwan Ahmed Al-Naggar
;
Zaleha Mohd Isa
;
Ramli Musa
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Prevalence, Sleeping Pills Use, university Students, Malaysian
- From:ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
2010;11(2):171-179
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
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
