Prevalence of anxiety-induced sleep disturbance and associated factors among a national sample of in-school adolescents in Benin

Abstract

The goal of the study was to estimate the prevalence and correlates of anxiety-induced sleep disturbance (AISD) among adolescent school children in Benin. Nationally representative cross-sectional data were analysed from 2 536 adolescents (median age = 17 years) that participated in the 2016 Benin Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS). The results indicate that the prevalence of AISD was 20.9%, 21.3% among males and 19.8% among females. In adjusted logistic regression analysis, older age, mostly or always feeling hungry (or low economic status), having sustained a serious injury in the past year, and lonelineness were associated with AISD. In addition, in unadjusted logistic regression analysis, ever cannabis use, school truancy, having no close friends, and multiple sexual partners were associated with AISD. More than one in five students reported AISD. Anxiety mitigation interventions with school learners in Benin should prioritise lonely older students, those with food insecurity, and those who had a physical injury.