Abstract
Background: Insomnia is a major sleep disorder that’s becoming more common around the world, heavily impacting both physical and mental health.. Sleep is crucial to our overall well-being, affecting cognitive functions, emotional balance, and physical health. Good sleep is fundamental for maintaining our physical, psychological, and social health due to its biological importance. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of insomnia among allied health sciences undergraduates and explore how insomnia affects academic performance and overall well-being.
Material methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 280 Students of allied health science condacted at PUMSHW University across various departments was included in the study on Insomnia. Allied Health students Aged 19 and over 19. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS version 25. Frequencies, percentages, and Fisher’s exact tests were applied to determine the prevalence.
Results: The Mean age of respondent was 21.41 ± 1.467 years. Age, education, socioeconomic status, and residence were significantly associated with insomnia. The majority of respondents were from Rural areas (52.5%), while (47.1%) were from Urban areas.The result showed that insomnia (sleep disturbance) positive cases were (48.93%), while negative cases (51.07%), among Allied Health sciences students.
Conculsion: This study focus that the poor sleep can affect accadamic performancse, physical, mental health and overall well-being. Good sleep is effective for mental and physical health, sleep hygiene and stress management can safe overall well-being. According to my research I recommend that healthcare providers and policymakers should focus on sleep health education and intervention.