Assessment on Knowledge Regarding Sleep Pattern Disturbance among Adolescents

To Worldwide 1 in 6 people aged 10–19 years are affected with sleep pattern disturbances. The main aim of the study was to assess the knowledge regarding sleep pattern disturbance among adolescents at a selected rural community. The research design was descriptive research design. 50 adolescents were selected through convenience sampling method. The findings revealed that 1(2%) had adequate knowledge, 43(86%) had moderately adequate knowledge, 6(12%) had inadequate knowledge on sleep pattern disturbance among adolescents. The female adolescents had a high knowledge compared to male adolescents. The association of knowledge score with socio demographic variables were not significant with any variables. The research study related that most of the adolescents had poor knowledge regarding sleep pattern disturbance.