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Prevalence of sleep disturbances and factors associated among school going children in Uganda, a cross-sectional

Baluku Reagan Innocent1, Oriokot Lorraine1, Elly Katabira2

  • 1Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, P.O Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda.

Sleep Epidemiology
|May 26, 2025
PubMed

Insights

Sleep disturbances affect children's academic and social lives. In Uganda, factors like screen time before bed and insufficient sleep were linked to these issues in school children.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Sleep Medicine
  • Child Psychology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Sleep disturbances significantly impact children's academic performance and social well-being.
  • Understanding the prevalence and associated factors of sleep disturbances is crucial for intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the prevalence of sleep disturbances among school-going children in Kawempe division, Kampala, Uganda.
  • To identify factors associated with sleep disturbances in this population.

Main Methods:

  • A community cross-sectional study involving 548 school children.
  • Data collected via semi-structured questionnaires and the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC).
  • Analysis included descriptive statistics and multivariate binary logistic regression.

Main Results:

  • 3.5% of children had an abnormal total sleep score (T-score >70).
  • 21.7% of children exhibited abnormal scores on at least one SDSC factor.
  • Associated factors included pre-sleep electronic device use, <7 hours of sleep, parental unemployment, and lack of regular parental interaction.

Conclusions:

  • Sleep disturbances are prevalent among school children in Kawempe division.
  • Specific lifestyle and socioeconomic factors are significantly associated with these disturbances.
  • Further research is needed to address sleep challenges in Ugandan children.
Abstract

Keywords:
Primary school childrenSleep disturbancessub-Saharan Africa

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