Table 3

Poor sleep quality and its components scores of academic staff in the University of Gondar, Ethiopia, 2021 (N=607)

VariablesFrequency (n)Per cent
Sleep perception
 Very good26543.66
 Fairly good24941.02
 Fairly bad8013.18
 Very bad132.14
Sleep latency (falling asleep)
 0–15 min (0)274.45
 16–30 min (1)34256.34
 31–60 min (2)16126.52
 >60 min (3)7712.69
Sleep duration
 >7 hours (0)16527.18
 6–7 hours (1)14824.38
 < 6 hours (2 and 3)29448.43
Sleep efficiency
 >85% (0)32653.71
 75% to 84% (1)14323.56
 65% to 74% (2)609.88
 <65% (3)7812.85
Sleep disturbance
 Never (0)11619.11
 1 time a week (1)40366.39
 1–2 times a week (2)8413.84
 ≥3 times a week (3)40.66
Used sleep medication
 Never (0)56893.57
 1 time a week (1)274.45
 1–2 times a week (2)71.15
 ≥3 times a week (3)50.82
Daytime dysfunction
 No problem (0)41167.71
 1 time a week (1)14323.56
 1–2 times a week (2)447.25
 ≥3 times a week (3)91.48
Total score of poor sleep quality
 ≤5 (good sleep quality)24139.70
 >5 (poor sleep quality)36660.30
  • Key: 0=no difficulty, 1=mild difficulty, 2=moderate difficulty, 3=severe difficulty.