Sleep Pattern and Problems in Young Children Visiting Outpatient Department of a Tertiary Level Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal

Table 2

Sleep characteristics of children.

Sleep characteristics	Frequency	Percentage
Place of sleep
In the same bed with parents	239	96.0
Small cot/crib in same room with parents	8	3.2
In the same bed with grandparents	1	0.4
Others	1	0.4
Most common sleep position used
Lateral	155	62.2
Supine	63	25.3
Prone	31	12.4
Bedtime rituals
While feeding	137	55
Rocking	51	20.5
Lying in bed alone	25	10
Lying on bed along with parents	22	8.8
Carrying	14	5.6