Eating behaviours and perception about body shape among adolescent girls of Panjab University, Chandigarh

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dc.contributor.authorKaur, Harleenen_US
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Manoj, Kumaren_US
dc.contributor.authorGoel, Naveen, Krishanen_US
dc.contributor.authorRohilla, Ravien_US
dc.contributor.authorBishnoi, Mamtaen_US
dc.contributor.authorKaur, Ravneeten_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-09T06:10:29Z
dc.date.available2023-08-09T06:10:29Z
dc.date.issued2023-06
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Indians are experiencing nutritional and lifestyle transitions due to globalization and westernization. The study aimed to find out the current eating patterns and body shape concerns and various factors that influence eating behaviors and body shape concerns of late-adolescent girls. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 230 undergraduate adolescent girl university students from 12 departments in the age group of 17–19 years. Eating attitude and body shape concerns of adolescents were determined by using the standard eating attitude test-26 (EAT-26) and body shape questionnaire (BSQ-34). Results: The duration of the study was 6 months and participants were selected by simple random sampling. The mean age of the study subjects was 18.52 (±0.63) years. The majority of subjects had an urban background (85%). Less than half had an exercise routine (44%) which was followed daily. As per body mass index (BMI) distribution, 19.57% were underweight, 11.3% were overweight and only 2.17% were obese. An unfavorable eating attitude was found in 18% of subjects whereas 38.2% had mild to the marked concern of body shape. There was a significant positive correlation between BSQ with BMI (r = 0.387, P ? 0.01) and BSQ-34 with EAT-26 (r = 0.367, P ? 0.01). Conclusion: Current study shows that late adolescent urban females are susceptible to eating disorders and are body image conscious. Institutional mechanisms should be brought in place to address the need of improving their eating habits and modification of lifestyle.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsCentre for Public Health, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationKaur Harleen, Sharma Manoj Kumar, Goel Naveen Krishan, Rohilla Ravi, Bishnoi Mamta, Kaur Ravneet. Eating behaviours and perception about body shape among adolescent girls of Panjab University, Chandigarh. Indian Journal of Community & Family Medicine. 2023 Jun; 9(1): 72-77en_US
dc.identifier.issn2395-2113
dc.identifier.issn2666-3120
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/221893
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer-Medknow Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume9en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/ijcfm.ijcfm_104_21en_US
dc.subjectAdolescenten_US
dc.subjectbody mass indexen_US
dc.subjectbody shapeen_US
dc.subjecteating disordersen_US
dc.subjectfemaleen_US
dc.titleEating behaviours and perception about body shape among adolescent girls of Panjab University, Chandigarhen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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