# Sleep health of preschool children in Bangladesh: predictors, role on executive function and obesity, and sleep promotion intervention

> **NIH NIH K01** · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · 2024 · $151,698

## Abstract

This is a resubmission for Fogarty International Center K01, International Research Scientist Development
Award for Dr. Ayesha Sania, at the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center. Dr.
Sania, an epidemiologist and physician by training, has a strong track record of studying early life risk factors
of child physical growth and neurodevelopment in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) using secondary
data. Through this IRSDA, Dr. Sania will gain (1) experience in primary data collection in Bangladesh, (2)
knowledge and skills to study sleep health and executive function (EF), (3) training in advanced statistical
methods to study role of sleep health on child outcomes and (4) training in community-based participatory
research approaches for intervention adaptation to support her transition to research independence. The
scientific premise of the proposal is based on the growing recognition of poor sleep health among children as a
public health concern worldwide. Based on preliminary data, an estimated 40% of preschool children (2–5-
years) in urban Bangladesh sleep less than the duration recommended by the WHO (10-13 hour/day). Sleep
impacts a range of physical and neurodevelopmental outcomes including EF and obesity risk, which are public
health priorities in LMICs. Despite the

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10931620
- **Project number:** 5K01TW012425-02
- **Recipient organization:** COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
- **Principal Investigator:** Ayesha Sania
- **Activity code:** K01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $151,698
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2023-09-21 → 2028-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10931620

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10931620, Sleep health of preschool children in Bangladesh: predictors, role on executive function and obesity, and sleep promotion intervention (5K01TW012425-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10931620. Licensed CC0.

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