Sleep Education Program and Related Policies in Uganda Secondary Schools

Abstract

The study used the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), a standardised instrument developed by Buysse et al., 1989), factors affecting sleep quality questionnaire (FASQQ) and psychological wellbeing questionnaire (PWBQ) for students to collect quantitative data. Qualitative data was collected using semi-structured interview, Focus Group Discussion and Observation guides. The researcher conducted interviews with teachers (head teachers, Directors of studies and form teachers) and inspectors of schools as key informants. Twenty four Focus group discussions and interviews were conducted with students. To determine the reliability of the instruments for this study, Cronbach’s alphas were calculated using SPSS. The Cronbach’s alpha for the PSQI was 0.72, FASQQ was 0.73 and PWBQ was 0.71 which indicated moderate internal consistencies for the instruments with these specific samples.