Table 2.
Attitude to the safety and effectiveness of exogenous melatonin use in the study group (n = 208).
| Item | Strongly Agree |
Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly Disagree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) I use melatonin during exam period |
25 (12%) | 105 (50.5%) | 16 (7.7%) | 43 (20.7%) | 19 (9.1%) |
| (2) I use melatonin after exams |
25 (12.1%) | 125 (60.7%) | 22 (9.7%) | 24 (11.7%) | 12 (5.8%) |
| (3) Melatonin has improved my sleep quality |
54 (26%) | 116 (55.8%) | 24 (11.5%) | 8 (3.8%) | 6 (2.9%) |
| (4) Melatonin is safe to use |
50 (24%) | 107 (51.4%) | 37 (17.8%) | 11 (5.3%) | 3 (1.4%) |
| (5) Have you ever misused melatonin |
3 (1.4%) | 48 (23.1%) | 52 (25%) | 52 (25%) | 53 (25.5%) |
| (6) I would recommend melatonin to other university students who have sleeping difficulties |
49 (23.6%) | 98 (47.1%) | 48 (23.1%) | 7 (3.4%) | 6 (2.9%) |
| (7) I rely on melatonin to sleep |
18 (8.7%) | 58 (27.9%) | 24 (11.5%) | 62 (29.8%) | 46 (22.1%) |