Factors predicting sleeping habits in pre-school children in Bangkok Metropolis

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Natthapan Phianthanyakam
Sermsri Santati
Renu Pookboonmee

Abstract

Background: Sleep is an essential activity that the human body needs, especially among pre-school children whose bodies are still growing. Studying the factors that affect the sleep of pre-school children can help promote proper growth.


Objectives: This study aimed to find factors predicting the sleeping habits of preschool children in Bangkok.


Methods: This correlational predictive research was conducted by sampling 225 pre-school children in Bangkok. The research instruments consisted of a questionnaire for general information of the parents and children, A Sleep Environment Questionnaire and Child’s Sleeping Habits Questionnaire: Thai version (abridged version), The reliabilities of the questionnaires were 0.81 and 0.80, respectively.  Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and Logistic Regression.


Results: The result showed that 80.4% of the children had poor sleeping habits. Respiratory infections and an environment that is excessively illuminated were found to be factors predicting the sleep habits of preschool children. The children who suffered frequently from respiratory infections were more likely to have 8.8 times poor sleep habits than the children who had respiratory infection less than 3 times in a 3-month period. (ORadj = 8.80; p < 0.05, 95%CI 1.13, 68.55) and the children who waked up due to excessive illumination had 9.98 times poorer sleeping habits than the children who had never been woken up by excessive illumination
(ORadj = 9.98; p < 0.05, 95%CI 1.09, 91.03).


Conclusions: Parents should be encouraged to prevent children from frequent respiratory infections and setting up a proper sleep environment to promote good sleeping habits in children.

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Phianthanyakam, N., Santati, S. ., & Pookboonmee, R. . (2021). Factors predicting sleeping habits in pre-school children in Bangkok Metropolis. BCNNON Health Science Research Journal, 15(1), 59–69. retrieved from https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JHR/article/view/242861
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