Colombo, March 27 -- Sri Lanka is grappling with an increase over sleep- related problems, raising concerns as 63% of schoolchildren are not getting enough sleep, Consultant Community Physician Dr. Chiranthika Vithanage said.

She told a news conference at the Health Promotion Breau that sleep is important for health, and 8.2 % of schoolchildren aged 16 - 17 have a sleep duration of 4 hours or less.

She stated that students have reported serious motor veical injuries or being hit by a motor vehical,with 6.6% females and 16.4% of males experiencing this during the past 12 months.

"In violence and unintentional injuries 23.8% faced physical attacks, 6.1% experinced sexual harassment, 10.1% experineced dating violence, 6.9% experinced cybe...