THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE QUALITY OF SLEEP AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF THE FACULTY OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES OF UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI, BORNO STATE

Student: Amina Abdullahi Adamu
Supervisor: Dr Habu Haruna
HOD: Dr Robert Kever
Department of Nursing Science
Allied Health Sciences
University of Maiduguri, Borno State

Abstract

This study was conducted on the relationship between the quality of sleep and academic performance among undergraduate students of the faculty of allied health sciences of the university of Maiduguri, Borno state with the aim of ascertaining the quality of sleep, the academic performance and the relationship between the two within the student population. A cross sectional study design was adopted for the study where self-constructed questionnaires were distributed to 338 respondents on a face to face basis who were recruited using stratified random sampling technique. The data collected from the 250 returned questionnaires was analyzed using the SPSS version 23 and presented in tables. The results revealed good sleep quality, good academic performance and a positive relationship between good quality of sleep and academic performances. Therefore, Good quality of sleep has is important factor to getting better academic performance.

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