Poor Sleep Quality and Associated Factors Among Individuals in COVID-19 Quarantine Center, Southern Ethiopia, 2020

Abstract

Covid -19 is continuing as world health emergency issue and quarantine centers are still serving suspected cases of the pandemic in different parts of the country. Being isolated from the community for a certain period of time due the pandemic disturbs the sleep physiology of an individual. Sleep is vital for preventing the occurrence of mental illness and susceptibility to infection. So, this study aimed to measure the magnitude and determinants of poor sleep quality among individuals in quarantine center of Dilla town, Southern Ethiopia, 2020. Methods:  This study was a quarantine based cross sectional study design conducted from Apr 10 - 30, 2020. Simple random sampling technique was employed to select the participants. Face-to-face interviewer-administered methods was used to collect the data from the participants.  Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI-7) standard assessment tool was used to measure the poor sleep quality of each participant. Variables with p-value < 0.05 will be considered at multi-variable logistic regression analysis. Finally Adjusted odds ratio (AOR), with 95% Confidence interval was estimated and interpreted for significant predictors of the outcome variable. Results: This study enrolled 203 participants with 100 % response rate. The average age of the participants was 35 years old and nearly half 112 (55%) of participants were females. Among all participants, 85 (41.8%) of them had poor sleep quality. Being married (AOR= 2.84, 95% CI: 1.23- 6.21), age 35+ (AOR= 8.16, 95% CI: 4.03-15.1) and > 15 KM residence distance from the quarantine center (AOR= 4.12, 95% CI: 2.35- 8.89) were positively associated with poor sleep quality. Conclusions: This study revealed that poor sleep quality was a major psychological problem identified among communities living in the quarantine center. The most affected groups were married, age 35+, and > 15 kilometer residence distance from the quarantine center. Therefore, Intervening sleep in the quarantine center is vital to enhance their mental and physical wellbeing.