02163nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653001800118653001900136653002400155653002300179100003500202700002500237700002700262700003000289245009300319300001100412490000700423520147500430022001401905020001401919       2024                            d  c08/2024bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aSleep quality10aStudent health10aUniversity students10aPsychologic stress1 aJhoan Sebastián Zapata-López1 aKirby Gutierrez-Arce1 aLuis Bojórquez-Castro1 aJhonatan Betancourt-Peña00aAcademic stress and sleep quality in university students in two latin american countries  a94-1010 v303 aIn university students, sleep disturbances are a frequent issue, and academic stress often manifests as a response to the demands of academic activities both in and out of the classroom, which can lead to physical and mental health problems. Despite this, research on these conditions in the Latin American context and in some academic programs remains limited. The aim of this study was to describe academic stress and sleep quality in health and physical education/sports students in two Latin American countries, as well as their relationship with sociodemographic variables. An observational-descriptive study was conducted with 902 university students from Mexico and Colombia, who completed the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the SISCO Academic Stress Questionnaire. Frequency and percentage tables were constructed for analysis, and numerical variables were presented as means with standard deviation. Bivariate analysis was performed using Pearson s Chi-square and Fisher s exact tests, and mean comparisons were conducted using Student s T-test and ANOVA. In Colombian students, 70.00% reported sleep problems and 62.23% reported moderate to severe symptoms of stress, while in Mexico, the figures were 61.73% and 48.23%, respectively. The results indicate that university students often experience poor sleep quality and academic stress, which varies by country and is related to characteristics such as gender, presence of illnesses, and academic program.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437