Purpose: To investigates if there is an association between demographic characteristics with sleep quality and general health. Also, to measure the association between lack of sleep and mental health, and to determine the relationship between sleep problems and social health. Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional analytical study was conducted among 270 students at Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University in Dammam. Data was collected by using primary data collection method through an online questionnaire. The questionnaire included demographic characteristics, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) to assess sleep quality and General Health Questionnaire – 28 (GHQ-28) to assess general health. Chi-square was used to find the relationship between sleep quality, general health, and demographic characteristics, then logistic regression was used to observe the association between sleep quality and general health. Results: About 51.5% of students had poor sleep quality, 47.8% had poor general health, and a total of 48.82% of students had both poor sleep quality and general health. Demographic factors among males showed a significant association with sleep quality and general health. Female participants had a higher percentage of poor sleep quality and poor general health compared to male counterparts. Also, sleep quality showed a significant association with mental and social health. Finally, poor sleep increases the chance of having poor health by 2.7 times (95% CI: 1.672 - 4.486). Conclusion: This study has demonstrated that the quality of sleep significantly affects the quality of health among college students. Also, sleep quality was observed to have a stronger effect on mental health than social health.
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