Introduction: Sleep is defined as unconsciousness from which a person can be aroused. It affects the physiology of the body and is affected by other systems and external environment sociocultural practices. There are various methods to detect and diagnose sleep disorders and one of them is child sleep habits questionnaire which is a retrospective 45 item parent questionnaire. CSHQ includes questions about various domains that include major presenting clinical sleep complains in children. This study is planned to study sleep problems and its association with socio demographic factors among children between 3 to 9 year of age.

Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of sleep problems in children age 3 to 9 years andits association with socio–demographic factors

Methods: The observational study included 400 healthy children from 3 to 9 year of age, who were healthy siblings accompanying children in opd and wards. CSHQ was explained to the parents in hindi and their response was recorded and data was analysed.

Results: Sleep problems arevery prevalent (49%) among 3 to 9 year of age which was influenced by several factors like maternal education, overcrowding in the house, socioeconomic status. Most common sleep problem was sleep anxiety (17%) followed by Bedtime Resistance (5.8%), Sleep-related breathing disorders (5.5%), Night Wakings (3.8%), Sleep duration (3.3%), Daytime sleepiness (2.3%) and Parasomnia (1.3%). Sleep onset delay was the least common sleep problem (0.8%).

Conclusions: This study concludes that sleep problems are very prevalent in children that is also influenced by several factors like lower socioeconomic status, lack of maternal education, overcrowded homes and (CSHQ) is a very effective screening tool for detecting and diagnosing sleep problems.