Sleep hygiene practices and sleep quality among medical students in Egypt: a cross-sectional study

Talaia, Ahmed; Sowidan, Ahmed; Fahim, Ahmed; Elzohery, Ahmed; Hammoda, Amira; Kabbash, Ibrahim

doi:10.1186/s41606-025-00125-y

Sleep Science and Practice

Table 3 Frequency of different sleep hygiene practices among Tanta university students in relation to gender

From: Sleep hygiene practices and sleep quality among medical students in Egypt: a cross-sectional study

Items of Sleep Hygiene Index	Male (n = 277)		Female (n = 227)		Total (n = 504)		X²	P
Items of Sleep Hygiene Index	n	%	n	%	n	%	X²	P
Take daytime naps for two or more hours.							4.898	0.086
Never/rarely	110	39.7	73	32.2	183	36.3
Sometimes	103	37.2	106	46.7	209	41.5
Frequently/always	64	23.1	48	21.1	112	22.2
Go to bed at different times from day to day.							6.025	0.049*
Never/rarely	87	31.4	51	22.5	138	27.4
Sometimes	84	30.3	87	38.3	171	33.9
Frequently/always	106	38.3	89	39.2	195	38.7
Get out of bed at different times from day to day.							2.687	0.261
Never/rarely	76	27.4	62	27.3	138	27.4
Sometimes	105	37.9	72	31.7	177	35.1
Frequently/always	96	34.7	93	41.0	189	37.5
Exercise to the point of sweating within one hour of going to bed.							15.712	< 0.001*
Never/rarely	165	59.6	172	75.8	337	66.9
Sometimes	62	22.3	35	15.4	97	19.2
Frequently/always	50	18.1	20	8.8	70	13.9
Stay in bed longer than I should two or three times a week.							3.108	0.211
Never/rarely	83	30.0	69	30.4	152	30.2
Sometimes	88	31.8	57	25.1	145	28.7
Frequently/always	106	38.2	101	44.5	207	41.1
Use tobacco, or caffeine within 4 h of going to bed or after going to bed.							4.486	0.106
Never/rarely	163	58.8	143	63.0	306	60.7
Sometimes	59	21.3	32	14.1	91	18.1
Frequently/always	55	19.9	52	22.9	107	21.2
Do something that may wake me up before bedtime							2.615	0.270
Never/rarely	46	16.6	50	22.0	96	19.0
Sometimes	89	32.1	64	28.2	153	30.4
Frequently/always	142	51.3	113	49.8	255	50.6
Go to bed feeling stressed, angry, upset, or nervous.							5.098	0.078
Never/rarely	87	31.4	51	22.5	138	27.4
Sometimes	100	36.1	90	39.6	190	37.7
Frequently/always	90	32.5	86	37.9	176	34.9
Use bed for things other than sleeping							1.062	0.588
Never/rarely	46	16.6	36	15.8	82	16.3
Sometimes	72	26.0	51	22.5	123	24.4
Frequently/always	159	57.4	140	61.7	299	59.3
Sleep on an uncomfortable bed							12.253	0.002*
Never/rarely	181	65.3	180	79.3	361	71.6
Sometimes	62	22.4	28	12.3	90	17.9
Frequently/always	34	12.3	19	8.4	53	10.5
Sleep in an uncomfortable bedroom							4.400	0.111
Never/rarely	181	65.3	168	74.0	349	69.2
Sometimes	57	20.6	35	15.4	92	18.3
Frequently/always	39	14.1	24	10.6	63	12.5
Do important work before bedtime							1.694	0.429
Never/rarely	40	14.4	24	10.6	64	12.7
Sometimes	91	32.9	77	33.9	168	33.3
Frequently/always	146	52.7	126	55.5	272	54.0
Think, plan, or worry when in bed.							11.773	0.003*
Never/rarely	48	17.3	17	7.4	65	12.9
Sometimes	79	28.5	63	27.8	142	28.2
Frequently/always	150	54.2	147	64.8	297	58.9

* Significant

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