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

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents and child.

Sociodemographic variables	Frequency	Percentage
years
Age of the children(in months)
6-12	103	41.3
13-24	108	43.4
25-35	38	15.3
months
Residence
Kathmandu	192	77.1
Bhaktapur	36	14.5
Lalitpur	7	2.8
Outside of valley	14	5.6
Relationship with child
Mother	210	84.3
Father	20	8.0
Grandparents	10	4.0
Others	9	3.6
Family type
Nuclear	105	42.2
Joint/extended	144	57.8
Educational status of respondent
Illiterate	8	3.2
Less than or equal to high school	149	59.8
Graduate	57	22.9
Postgraduate and higher	35	14.1
Occupation of respondent
Home maker	198	79.5
Service	29	11.6
Business	17	6.8
Farming	2	0.8
Others	3	1.2
Sex of the child
Male	136	54.6
Female	113	45.4
Birth order
Eldest	151	60.6
Middle	3	1.2
Youngest	95	38.2