Sleep Deprivation among Health-Care Workers: A Cross-sectional Study at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital

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Abstract Background: Sleep disturbance is a common problem among health care workers and it has been associated with poor clinical services including medical errors. Objective: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of sleep deprivation and identify factors impacting among health care workers at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia. Methods: Health care workers were approached to subjectively assessed their sleep quality. Study participants completed the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and they reported demographic, working departments, and behavioral information. Poor sleep quality was defined as a PSQI score >5. Multiple binary logistic regression was used to estimate the strength of the association between risk factors and sleep deprivations. P value ≤ 0.05 was used to declare statistically significant. Results: A total of 418 surveys were completed. The mean age of the study participants was 30.7 years (SD ± 6.3). The overall prevalence of poor sleepers was 58.9% [95% CI (54.2, 63.6%)]. Being female [AOR=1.9, 95%CI (1.2, 2.9)], working in night shifts [AOR=5.7, 95%CI (2.3, 14.3), physically inactive [AOR=2.08(1.2-3.6)], chewing khat [AOR = 3.1, 95% CI (1.2, 7.6)], and the presence of depressive symptoms [AOR = 2.6, 95% CI (1.3, 6.8)] were significantly associated with sleep deprivation. Conclusion: Based on the PSQI scoring, the prevalence of sleep deprivation among health care workers was high. Night shiftwork schedule, lack of regular physical activity, chewing khat, and the presence of depressive symptoms were associated with sleep deprivation. This research suggests sleep interventions for health care workers.

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