Gender variation of total sleep time and association with academic achievement among the school going adolescents: A cross-sectional study in rural Bangladesh
Purpose: Sleep plays a significant role in maintaining good health and wellbeing. However, data are limited on sleep epidemiology in Bangladesh. We investigated the gender differences of total sleep time (TST) and its influence on academic performance among the school-going adolescents in rural Bang...
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| author | Fakir Md Yunus, PhD Md. Sabbir Ahmed, MSc Md. Belal Hossain, MSc Kinsuk Kalyan Sarker, MPH Safayet Khan, M.Ed. |
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| description | Purpose: Sleep plays a significant role in maintaining good health and wellbeing. However, data are limited on sleep epidemiology in Bangladesh. We investigated the gender differences of total sleep time (TST) and its influence on academic performance among the school-going adolescents in rural Bangladesh. Method: A cross-sectional study was carried in Dumki Upazila (sub-district) of Patuakhali district, Bangladesh among the 876 (weighted) secondary school-going adolescents, aged between 11 and 17 years. Results: We found that the average academic performance was higher among girls than the boys (Mean ± SD: 50.6 ± 12.6 vs. 46.6 ± 12.2). Girls slept slightly longer time than the boys in a total of 24 h’ time; however, the difference (8.5 ± 1.4 vs 8.3 ± 1.5, respectively) was not significant. Girls slept (8.0 ± 1.4) significantly longer time (p<0.05) than the boys (7.8 ± 1.3) during the nighttime sleep. We found around one-fourth (26%) of the boys and around one-fifth (22.9%) of the girls slept less than their recommended TST. It was significantly associated with higher academic achievement for boys, but not for girls. An average of 5.1% lower academic achievement was observed among boys who slept longer time compared to those who slept within their age-specific recommended sleep hours (β: -5.13, 95% CI: -8.27, -2.00). Conclusion: Gender difference of TST exist between boys and girls. We found that boys who slept longer had experienced lower academic grades compare to those of girls. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-07b1cb740337414ca7d4412006589aef2022-12-22T02:40:25ZengElsevierSleep Epidemiology2667-34362021-12-011100001Gender variation of total sleep time and association with academic achievement among the school going adolescents: A cross-sectional study in rural BangladeshFakir Md Yunus, PhD0Md. Sabbir Ahmed, MSc1Md. Belal Hossain, MSc2Kinsuk Kalyan Sarker, MPH3Safayet Khan, M.Ed.4Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Dalhousie University, 1355 Oxford Street, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, CanadaDepartment of Community Health and Hygiene, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Patuakhali, Dumki 8602, Bangladesh; Corresponding author.BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, 68 Shahid Tajuddin Ahmed Sharani, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh; School of Population and Public Health, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CanadaSchool of Public Health, The University of Saskatchewan, 104 Clinic Place, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaBRAC Institute of Educational Development, BRAC University, House 113/A, Road 2, Niketan, Gulshan 1, Dhaka 1212, BangladeshPurpose: Sleep plays a significant role in maintaining good health and wellbeing. However, data are limited on sleep epidemiology in Bangladesh. We investigated the gender differences of total sleep time (TST) and its influence on academic performance among the school-going adolescents in rural Bangladesh. Method: A cross-sectional study was carried in Dumki Upazila (sub-district) of Patuakhali district, Bangladesh among the 876 (weighted) secondary school-going adolescents, aged between 11 and 17 years. Results: We found that the average academic performance was higher among girls than the boys (Mean ± SD: 50.6 ± 12.6 vs. 46.6 ± 12.2). Girls slept slightly longer time than the boys in a total of 24 h’ time; however, the difference (8.5 ± 1.4 vs 8.3 ± 1.5, respectively) was not significant. Girls slept (8.0 ± 1.4) significantly longer time (p<0.05) than the boys (7.8 ± 1.3) during the nighttime sleep. We found around one-fourth (26%) of the boys and around one-fifth (22.9%) of the girls slept less than their recommended TST. It was significantly associated with higher academic achievement for boys, but not for girls. An average of 5.1% lower academic achievement was observed among boys who slept longer time compared to those who slept within their age-specific recommended sleep hours (β: -5.13, 95% CI: -8.27, -2.00). Conclusion: Gender difference of TST exist between boys and girls. We found that boys who slept longer had experienced lower academic grades compare to those of girls.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667343621000019AdolescentsGlobal HealthEducationSleep |
| spellingShingle | Fakir Md Yunus, PhD Md. Sabbir Ahmed, MSc Md. Belal Hossain, MSc Kinsuk Kalyan Sarker, MPH Safayet Khan, M.Ed. Gender variation of total sleep time and association with academic achievement among the school going adolescents: A cross-sectional study in rural Bangladesh Sleep Epidemiology Adolescents Global Health Education Sleep |
| title | Gender variation of total sleep time and association with academic achievement among the school going adolescents: A cross-sectional study in rural Bangladesh |
| title_full | Gender variation of total sleep time and association with academic achievement among the school going adolescents: A cross-sectional study in rural Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Gender variation of total sleep time and association with academic achievement among the school going adolescents: A cross-sectional study in rural Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gender variation of total sleep time and association with academic achievement among the school going adolescents: A cross-sectional study in rural Bangladesh |
| title_short | Gender variation of total sleep time and association with academic achievement among the school going adolescents: A cross-sectional study in rural Bangladesh |
| title_sort | gender variation of total sleep time and association with academic achievement among the school going adolescents a cross sectional study in rural bangladesh |
| topic | Adolescents Global Health Education Sleep |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667343621000019 |
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