title: Sleep Disturbances and Common Mental Disorders in College Students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To estimate the prevalence of common mental disorders (CMDs) and examine the association of sleep disorders with presence of CMDs.
  
  
  METHODS
  A self-administered questionnaire was used to ascertain demographic information and behavioral characteristics among 2,645 undergraduate students in Ethiopia. Standard questionnaires were used to assess CMDs, evening chronotype, sleep quality and daytime sleepiness.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 716 students (26.6%) were characterized as having CMDs. Female students had higher prevalence of CMDs (30.6%) compared to male students (25.4%). After adjusting for potential confounders, daytime sleepiness (OR=2.02; 95% CI 1.64-2.49) and poor sleep quality (OR=2.36; 95% CI 1.91-2.93) were associated with increased odds of CMDs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a high prevalence of CMDs comorbid with sleep disorders among college students.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Multidisciplinary Health International Research Training Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Kia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Byrd
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Multidisciplinary Health International Research Training Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Bizu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gelaye
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Multidisciplinary Health International Research Training Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA ; Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Mahlet G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Tadessea
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Multidisciplinary Health International Research Training Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Michelle A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: Addis Continental Institute of Public Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Seblewengel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lemma
authors.affiliation: Addis Continental Institute of Public Health, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: Yemane
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Berhanec
keywords: Africa; Ethiopia; college; mental disorders; sleep