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SLEEP QUALITY AND RELATED FACTORS AMONG STUDENTS OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE PHYSICIAN AT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY AT HO CHI MINH CITY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN 2022
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Objective: Determine the overall prevalence of poor sleep quality and its related factors among students of preventive medicine physician at University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City (UMP HCMC) in 2022. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in which 570 students of preventive medicine physician at UMP HCMC participated. The Pittsburgh sleep quality index scale (PSQI) was used to measure sleep quality of students. Results: The prevalence of poor sleep quality among students was 44%. Research results show that the propotion of poor sleep quality of fourth-year students was lower than the proportion of sixth-year students; the proportion of poor sleep quality of students who got good scores was lower than the proportion of students who got average and poor scores; the proportion of poor sleep quality of students who used to be or currently infected with Covid-19 was lower than the proportion of students who not infected with Covid-19; the proportion of poor sleep quality of students who got poor social interaction was higher than the proportion of students who were good at social interaction; the proportion of poor sleep quality of students who had trouble sleeping due to noise was higher than the proportion of students who didn’t have trouble sleeping due to noise. Conclusion: The prevalence of poor sleep quality among students of preventive medicine physician at UMP HCMC is pretty high. The academic year, classification of students based on their academic scores, Coronavirus symptoms, social interaction and the noise in bedroom at bedtime are factors related to sleep quality of student.
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sleep quality, students of preventive medicine physician, PSQI
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