Objectives: This study aimed to assess the prevalence and correlates of anxiety-induced sleep disturbance (AISD) in Paraguayan adolescents through sex-stratified analysis.
Methods: This study used the cross-sectional data from Paraguay's 2017 Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS). A total of 3149 in-school adolescents (12-17 years; 51.2 % female) were included in the final analysis. Anxiety-induced sleep disturbance (AISD) was evaluated using the survey question: "During the past 12 months, how often have you been so anxious about something that you could not sleep at night?" Participants could respond on a scale from 1 (never) to 5 (always). For analysis, responses were categorized as follows: "never/rarely/occasionally" indicated no AISD, while "often/always" indicated the presence of AISD. Age-adjusted univariate and multiple logistic analyses were used to determine the correlates of AISD. Regression analysis findings were presented using adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and 95 % confidence intervals (CI), with a p-value <0.05.
Results: The overall prevalence of AISD was 9.5 % among the respondents, significantly higher in girls (12 %) than boys (6.7 %). Loneliness, suicidal ideation, not attending physical education classes, and sitting activities were significantly associated with respondents' AISD. In both sexes, those with loneliness and those who had suicidal ideation were more likely to suffer from AISD than their counterparts. Among girls, those who did not attend physical education class and those who engaged in sedentary activities for three hours or more had significantly higher odds of AISD than boys.
Conclusion: This study found differences in patterns of significant associations between risk factors of AISD for boys and girls. Therefore, different sex-based strategies are recommended to reduce the prevalence of AISD among adolescents in Paraguay.
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