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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Sleep Sci 2022; 15(S 01): 128-134
DOI: 10.5935/1984-0063.20220011
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Nap patterns of children in kindergartens and childcare transit facility: a study in northern Peninsular Malaysia

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  • Mai Fujii

    1   Doshisha University, Center for Baby Science - Kizugawa - Kyoto - Japan.

  • Masayuki Hayashi

    2   Khon Kaen University, Faculty of Public Health - Khon Kaen - Muang - Thailand.

  • Cheong Lieng Teng

    3   International Medical University, Department of Family Medicine - Seremban - Negeri Sembilan - Malaysia.
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Objective The purpose of this study was to compare the duration of sleep and nap patterns between children in private kindergartens and those in a tabika-transit facility, in Malaysia.

Methods The sleep duration of children aged 3-6, who attended either a kindergarten or a childcare transit facility (tabika-transit in Malay) was investigated. Observational sleeping records were maintained for 24 hours, over 14 consecutive days. A self-administered questionnaire for caregivers investigated the children’s lifestyles. Naps were optional at kindergartens but mandatory at the tabika-transit.

Results Of 35 participating children, data from 33 were analyzed. All respondents belonged to the Malay ethnicity, with 16 boys (48.5%) and 17 girls (51.5%). The average age of the children was 5.4 years; 11 of them were from kindergartens and 22 from a tabika-transit. The children slept longer and woke up later on weekends than on weekdays. There was a significant difference in the naptaking rate between the two groups; it was 100% in the tabika-transit, and 30% in the kindergartens during weekdays. However, on weekends, 19 of 22 tabika- transit children did not nap on any of the days (86.4%). The kindergarten group’s naps showed no outstanding differences between weekdays and weekends. Concerning the bedtime and wake-up times, no differences were found between the two groups.

Discussion During weekdays, all children in the tabika-transit took naps, whereas one-third of them did in the kindergartens. Larger study is needed to assess how this mandatory napping style affects children’s lifestyle and development.

Sleep - Child Behavior - Malaysia - Child Care - Child, Preschool - Asia, Southeastern

FUNDING SOURCE

This survey was funded by the research fund (fiscal year of 2019) of Doshisha University, Japan.




Publication History

Received: 28 March 2021

Accepted: 17 August 2021

Article published online:
01 December 2023

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