This is a cross-sectional descriptive study aimed to determine the following: sleep quality of medical trainees and consultants; the prevalence of poor sleep quality among medical trainees and consultants at ZCMC; and the perception of the medical trainees and consultants on the new APMC duty hours policy for medical interns and clerks. Total count was utilized in this study wherein 177 respondents were surveyed. Results showed that only 45% of the total respondents had good sleep quality. The prevalence of poor sleep quality was noted to have an increasing rate among medical clerks (52%), interns (61%) and residents (62%) however, this rate declined among consultants (35%). The total prevalence of poor sleep quality among medical trainees and consultants was 55%. Eighty-two percent (82%) of the respondents were aware of the new APMC duty hours policy. The general perception of majority of the respondents towards the new APMC duty hours policy was leaning towards a neutral perception (46%). More than half of the total respondents (68%) reported that the new APMC duty hours policy was not fully implemented. More than half of total respondents perceived that the new APMC duty hours policy affected continuity of care (62%) and the ability to acquire new knowledge (51%). On the other hand, more than half of the total respondents perceived that the new APMC duty hours policy did not affect their ability to practice newly learned procedural and surgical skills (55%) nor did it affect the ability to review previously learned knowledge (54%).

Keyword: Sleep quality among medical trainees and consultants