JOURNAL ARTICLE

Sleep health epidemiology and associations with menstrual health, mental health, and educational performance among in-school female adolescents in Uganda: A longitudinal study

Abstract

Poor sleep is prevalent among in-school female Ugandan adolescents and is associated with subsequent poorer menstrual health, mental health, and educational performance. Improving sleep in this population could benefit menstrual health, mental health and education outcomes.

Keywords:
Epidemiology Mental health Sleep (system call) Longitudinal study Medicine Psychology Gerontology Cardiovascular health Psychiatry Clinical psychology Developmental psychology Disease Internal medicine

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Citation History

Topics

Sleep and related disorders
Social Sciences →  Psychology →  Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Menstrual Health and Disorders
Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Circadian rhythm and melatonin
Life Sciences →  Neuroscience →  Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
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