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    Assessing the perception and knowledge of voluntary medical male circumcision among middle aged men in peri-urban, Blantyre
    (Kamuzu University of Health Sciencies, 18-10-21) Khuliwa, Innocent; Singano,Nomsa; Chivunga, Constance
    Adequate sleep contributes to a student’s overall health and wellbeing. Getting proper amount of sleep helps one to stay focused, improve concentration and academic performance. Studies have shown that most youths who do not get enough sleep have a high risk of having many health problems including, obesity, DM type 2, poor mental health and injuries. They are more likely to have attention and behavioral problems which can contribute to poor academic performance. College students are among the most susceptible group of people to poor sleeping habits due to the increased academic pressure. Recent studies have shown that students with medical related majors are more likely to have poor quality of sleep in comparison to those with a humanities major. Despite the established evidence on how important sleep is, no studies have been conducted here in Malawi to assess quality of sleep among college students. This study seeks to bridge this gap by assessing quality of sleep and its associated factors among undergraduate medical students at Kamuzu University of Health sciences, Blantyre campus, Malawi. This research will be a cross sectional study design. Our problem objectives will be to establish the association between quality of sleep and other factors such as gender and mental health. A sample size of 428 will be used and participants will be systematically selected from the classes. Questionnaires will be used to collect data on both sleep quality and mental health. A Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) and patient health questionnaire (PHQ 9) will be used respectively. Data will be entered into excel and analyzed using epi info software. By the end of the study we expect get data on quality of sleep among medical students as well as its associated factors. This assessment will help us evaluate the extent of the burden of poor sleep among college students and how much this burden is affecting their life more especially academic performance. In the end we will be able to develop proper interventions such as proper sensitization on good sleep health. This will ensure that students get good quality sleep and in turn reduce the complications associated with poor sleep. The results of this study will be presented in a full report to COMREC. We will also present our study findings at an annual College research dissemination conference. The results will also be made available on medical research journal websites