Research Article

Digital Device Use, Computer Vision Syndrome, and Sleep Quality among an African Undergraduate Population

Table 1

Characteristics of study participants.

CharacteristicsFrequency (%)

GenderMale163 (45.03)
Female199 (54.97)

Age (years)≤20147 (40.61)
21–25206 (56.91)
26–309 (2.48)

BMI (kg/m2)18.5–24.9268 (74.03)
25.0–29.979 (21.82)
≥30.015 (4.14)

Bedtime smartphone useYes279 (77.07)
No83 (22.93)

Year of college1st31 (8.56)
2nd92 (25.41)
3rd86 (23.76)
4th153 (42.27)

Spectacle useYes177 (48.90)
No185 (51.10)

Purpose of spectacle wearGeneral purpose122 (68.93)
Digital device use37 (20.90)
Other purpose18 (10.17)