Table 2 Psychosocial factors among students
From: Mental distress among university students in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Items | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Sleep duration | ||
Greater than 7 h | 100 | 12.4 |
6 to 7 h | 84 | 10.4 |
5 to 6 h | 372 | 44.9 |
< 5 h | 262 | 32.3 |
Sleep latency | ||
Not during the past month | 102 | 12.6 |
Less than once a week | 338 | 41.9 |
Once or twice a week | 286 | 35.3 |
Three or more times a week | 82 | 10.1 |
Day time dysfunction | ||
Not during the past month | 226 | 29.3 |
Less than once a week | 338 | 41.9 |
Once or twice a week | 182 | 22.6 |
Three or more times a week | 52 | 6.3 |
Sleep efficiency | ||
> 85% | 302 | 37.5 |
75–84% | 174 | 21.6 |
65–74% | 184 | 22.7 |
< 65% | 158 | 18.2 |
Subjective sleep quality | ||
Very good | 178 | 22 |
Fairly good | 244 | 30.1 |
Fairly bad | 288 | 35.7 |
Very bad | 96 | 11.9 |
Sleep disturbance | ||
Not during the past month | 238 | 29.6 |
Less than once a week | 214 | 26.4 |
Once or twice a week | 200 | 24.9 |
Three or more times a week | 156 | 19.2 |
Use of sleep medication | ||
Not during the past month | 718 | 89 |
Less than once a week | 50 | 6.1 |
Once or twice a week | 34 | 4.1 |
Three or more times a week | 6 | 0.8 |
Sleep quality | ||
Good sleep quality | 170 | 20 |
Poor sleep quality | 638 | 80 |
Ever use of cannabis | ||
Yes | 224 | 27.6 |
No | 594 | 72.4 |
Current use of cannabis | ||
Yes | 128 | 57.2 |
No | 96 | 42.7 |
Frequency of cannabis | ||
Once in a week | 36 | 28 |
Two–three times in a week | 62 | 48.5 |
More than three times a week | 30 | 23.4 |
Ever consume alcohol | ||
Yes | 308 | 38 |
No | 500 | 62 |
Currently consuming alcohol | ||
Yes | 172 | 55.9 |
No | 136 | 44.1 |
Frequency of alcohol consumption | ||
Once in a week | 92 | 53.6 |
Two–three times in a week | 64 | 37.1 |
More than three times a week | 16 | 9.3 |
Ever smoke tobacco products | ||
Yes | 74 | 9.1 |
No | 734 | 90.9 |
Current smoker | ||
Yes | 32 | 43.1 |
No | 42 | 56.8 |