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Sleep and Its Association With Socioeconomic Status, Health, and Risky Behaviors Among G hanaian School Children
Author(s) -
Doku David,
Koivusilta Leena,
Rimpelä Arja
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of research on adolescence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.342
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1532-7795
pISSN - 1050-8392
DOI - 10.1111/jora.12023
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , sleep (system call) , psychology , graduation (instrument) , association (psychology) , promotion (chess) , health promotion , gerontology , demography , medicine , environmental health , public health , population , geometry , mathematics , nursing , sociology , politics , computer science , political science , law , psychotherapist , operating system
Socioeconomic differences in sleep and how sleep relates to health and risky behaviors among 12‐ to 18‐year‐old Ghanaians ( N = 1,195) were investigated. Overall, 49.2% of boys and 60.8% of girls had inadequate sleep. Girls ( OR = 1.6, 95% CI = 1.3–2.0) and older (16‐ to 18‐year‐olds) adolescents ( OR = 1.6, 95% CI = 1.3–2.1) had higher probability of inadequate sleep than boys and younger (12‐ to 15‐year‐old) adolescents, respectively. High material affluence, low parental education, low parental occupational grade, drunkenness, marijuana use, drug use, and not having plans to continue schooling after graduation decreased the chances of inadequate sleep, while low school performance, low fruit and vegetable intake, and tiredness during daytime increased the probability of inadequate sleep. Promotion of adequate sleep and gender equality should be taken into consideration in adolescent health promotion programs.