Association of Eating Disorder and Body Image Concern Among Female Students 16- 21 year of Age in Government Home Economics College, Lahore, Pakistan

dc.contributor.authorShahzad, Saadiaen_US
dc.contributor.authorIftikhar, Ayeshaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSultana, Fakhraen_US
dc.contributor.authorBatool, Hafsaen_US
dc.contributor.authorImran, Maryamen_US
dc.contributor.authorAsif, Ridaen_US
dc.contributor.authorAzhar, Sameenen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-16T07:27:36Z
dc.date.available2019-11-16T07:27:36Z
dc.date.issued2018-10
dc.description.abstractBackground: Eating disorders are more common in women, especially in teen age girls and young women are at greater risk as they are more preoccupied with their body shape and diet. Objectives: 1) To identify the presence of eating disorder risk among young females of 16-21 year of age 2) To determine association between eating disorder risk and body image concerns among females of 16- 21 year of age. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study conducted among young female students; in a period of four months. Sample size was 1200 female students 16-21 year of age. Non- probability sampling technique was applied, and purposive sampling was done to recruit the study subjects. Data collection was done on two standard questionnaires: EAT 26 for eating disorder and Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ-8) for body image concerns. Data analysis plan was: descriptive statistics calculated, frequency trends noted for eating disorder, behavior problem, and body image concerns, Bivariate analysis applied to identify association between EAT 26 scores and body image concerns. Results: 58% of the students were found to be at risk of having eating disorder, whereas 42% were not. Behavioral problem was present in 72% of the respondents; whereas absent in 27%. Conclusion: Highly significant association (P-value 0.001) was found between eating disorder and body image concerns, in the study population.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssist. Prof/ Community Medicine Dept. Shalamar Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsGovernment Home Economics College, Lahoreen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsGovernment Home Economics College, Lahoreen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsGovernment Home Economics College, Lahoreen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsGovernment Home Economics College, Lahoreen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsGovernment Home Economics College, Lahoreen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsGovernment Home Economics College, Lahoreen_US
dc.identifier.citationShahzad Saadia, Iftikhar Ayesha, Sultana Fakhra, Batool Hafsa, Imran Maryam, Asif Rida, Azhar Sameen. Association of Eating Disorder and Body Image Concern Among Female Students 16- 21 year of Age in Government Home Economics College, Lahore, Pakistan. International Archives of BioMedical and Clinical Research. 2018 Oct-Dec; 4(4): 22-25en_US
dc.identifier.issn2454-9894
dc.identifier.issn2454-9886
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/184521
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIbn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine & Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber4en_US
dc.relation.volume4en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.21276/iabcr.2018.4.4.06en_US
dc.subjectEating Disorderen_US
dc.subjectBehavioral Problemen_US
dc.subjectBody Image Concernen_US
dc.subjectYoung Girlsen_US
dc.titleAssociation of Eating Disorder and Body Image Concern Among Female Students 16- 21 year of Age in Government Home Economics College, Lahore, Pakistanen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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