Sleep Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Bangladesh: A Case–Control Study

Naznin Sultana,1,2 Md Asaduzzaman,3 Firoj al Mamun,1,4 Ismail Hosen,1,4 Qian Yu,5 Amir H Pakpour,6,7 David Gozal,8 Mohammed A Mamun1,4 1CHINTA Research Bangladesh (Centre for Health Innovation, Networking, Training, Action and Research – Bangladesh), Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh; 2Department of Public Health, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh; 3Department of Public Health, American International University – Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh; 4Department of Public Health and Informatics, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh; 5Exercise Psychophysiology Laboratory, Institute of KEEP Collaborative Innovation, School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, People’s Republic of China; 6Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran; 7Department of Nursing, School of Health and Welfare, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden; 8Department of Child Health and the Child Health Research Institute, The University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USACorrespondence: Qian YuExercise Psychophysiology Laboratory, Institute of KEEP Collaborative Innovation, School of Psychology, Shenzhen University, 518060, People’s Republic of ChinaEmail yuqianmiss@163.comMohammed A MamunCHINTA Research Bangladesh, Savar, Dhaka, 1342, BangladeshTel +880-1738592653Email mamunphi46@gmail.comBackground: Sleep problems in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are highly prevalent, but little information is available on this issue in low- to middle-income countries (LMIC) such as Bangladesh. Therefore, the present study investigated the prevalence and socio-demographic determinants of ASD sleep disturbances in a comparison with typically developing children (TDC).Methods: A cross-sectional interview study was carried out within a total of 446 Bangladeshi mothers, who