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. 2024 Nov 22;8:100134. doi: 10.1016/j.sleepx.2024.100134

Table 2.

Behavioral and clinical characteristics of study participants in Ethiopia, 2024.

Variables Category Full sample
Good sleep quality
Poor sleep quality
N % N % N %
Duration of smart phone used at bed >2 237 67.52 88 77.19 149 62.87
≤2 114 32.48 26 22.81 88 37.13
Year of digital devise use <5 102 29.06 34 29.82 68 28.69
5–10 171 48.72 58 50.88 113 47.68
>10 78 22.22 22 19.30 56 23.63
Duration of daily use ≤2 124 35.33 33 28.95 91 38.40
>2 227 64.67 81 71.05 146 61.60
Adjustment of screen display light at bedtime No 178 50.71 55 48.25 123 51.90
Yes 173 49.29 59 51.75 114 48.10
Position of phone during sleep Near bed 185 52.71 78 68.42 107 45.15
At bed 166 47.29 36 31.58 130 54.85
Purpose of use Academic 153 14.53 99 28.95 54 7.59
Communication 180 17.09 66 19.30 114 16.03
Watching video 228 21.65 69 20.18 159 22.36
Social media 338 41.60 43 27.19 295 48.52
Gaming 144 5.13 15 4.39 39 5.49
Sleep duration in hours ≥8 160 45.58 61 53.51 99 41.77
<8 191 54.42 53 46.49 138 58.23
Practicing physical exercise No 237 67.52 57 50 180 75.95
Yes 114 32.48 57 50 57 24.05
Caffeinated drinking No 81 23.08 46 40.35 35 14.77
Often 124 35.33 45 39.47 79 33.33
Regular 146 41.60 23 20.18 123 51.90
Current tobacco smoker No 316 90.03 108 94.74 208 87.76
Yes 35 9.97 6 5.26 29 12.24
Current alcohol drinker No 228 65 130 73.86 98 56
Yes 123 35 46 26.14 77 44
History of disease No 254 72.36 103 90.35 151 63.71
Yes 97 27.64 11 9.65 86 36.29
Depression, Stress, anxiety disorder No 250 71.23 102 89.47 148 62.45
Yes 101 28.77 12 10.53 89 37.55
BMI (kg/m2) 18.5–24.5 268 76.35 93 81.58 175 73.84
<18.5 47 13.39 18 15.79 29 12.24
24.5–30 24 6.84 2 1.75 22 9.28
>30 12 3.42 1 0.88 11 4.64