Disordered eating and body image issues and their associated factors among adolescents in urban secondary schools in Sarawak, Malaysia

Eating disorders are common health issues among the adolescents. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of eating disorders and their relationship with body mass index, body part satisfaction and perception on body weight among urban secondary school children. It was a cross-sec...

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Main Authors: Cheah, W.L, Helmy, Hazmi, Chang, C.T
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Language:English
Published: de Gruyter 2017
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description Eating disorders are common health issues among the adolescents. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of eating disorders and their relationship with body mass index, body part satisfaction and perception on body weight among urban secondary school children. It was a cross-sectional study conducted in Kuching, Sarawak. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire that consist of the Eating Attitude Test-26 (EAT-26), perception on body part satisfaction and body weight, and anthropometric measurement. Data was entered and analysed using SPSS version 22. A total of 329 respondents participated in this study with 59% females and 60.5% Malays. There were 14.3% of the respondents overweight and obese, with higher percentage among males (19.3%). About 18.5% of the respondents were found to be at risk of eating disorders with higher prevalence among males (19.3%). More females reported to have higher prevalence of body part dissatisfaction (46.9%) and body weight (37.6%) compared to males (40%, 28.1%). The statistical results indicated there were significant associations between EAT-26 and body mass index (BMI) (p = 0.039), body part satisfaction (p = 0.004), and perception of body weight (p = 0.038). Eating disorders are becoming more prevalent amongst adolescents, particularly among males. As eating disorder are strongly associated with adolescent mental and physical health, intervention programme on their developmental challenges and issues for both males and females should be in place particularly in the school education syllabus.
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spelling unimas-111652017-09-05T02:40:22Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11165/ Disordered eating and body image issues and their associated factors among adolescents in urban secondary schools in Sarawak, Malaysia Cheah, W.L Helmy, Hazmi Chang, C.T RA Public aspects of medicine RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Eating disorders are common health issues among the adolescents. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of eating disorders and their relationship with body mass index, body part satisfaction and perception on body weight among urban secondary school children. It was a cross-sectional study conducted in Kuching, Sarawak. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire that consist of the Eating Attitude Test-26 (EAT-26), perception on body part satisfaction and body weight, and anthropometric measurement. Data was entered and analysed using SPSS version 22. A total of 329 respondents participated in this study with 59% females and 60.5% Malays. There were 14.3% of the respondents overweight and obese, with higher percentage among males (19.3%). About 18.5% of the respondents were found to be at risk of eating disorders with higher prevalence among males (19.3%). More females reported to have higher prevalence of body part dissatisfaction (46.9%) and body weight (37.6%) compared to males (40%, 28.1%). The statistical results indicated there were significant associations between EAT-26 and body mass index (BMI) (p = 0.039), body part satisfaction (p = 0.004), and perception of body weight (p = 0.038). Eating disorders are becoming more prevalent amongst adolescents, particularly among males. As eating disorder are strongly associated with adolescent mental and physical health, intervention programme on their developmental challenges and issues for both males and females should be in place particularly in the school education syllabus. de Gruyter 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11165/1/IR38.pdf Cheah, W.L and Helmy, Hazmi and Chang, C.T (2017) Disordered eating and body image issues and their associated factors among adolescents in urban secondary schools in Sarawak, Malaysia. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, 29 (2). ISSN 2191-0278 http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/ijamh DOI 10.1515/ijamh-2015-0044
spellingShingle RA Public aspects of medicine
RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Cheah, W.L
Helmy, Hazmi
Chang, C.T
Disordered eating and body image issues and their associated factors among adolescents in urban secondary schools in Sarawak, Malaysia
title Disordered eating and body image issues and their associated factors among adolescents in urban secondary schools in Sarawak, Malaysia
title_full Disordered eating and body image issues and their associated factors among adolescents in urban secondary schools in Sarawak, Malaysia
title_fullStr Disordered eating and body image issues and their associated factors among adolescents in urban secondary schools in Sarawak, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Disordered eating and body image issues and their associated factors among adolescents in urban secondary schools in Sarawak, Malaysia
title_short Disordered eating and body image issues and their associated factors among adolescents in urban secondary schools in Sarawak, Malaysia
title_sort disordered eating and body image issues and their associated factors among adolescents in urban secondary schools in sarawak, malaysia
topic RA Public aspects of medicine
RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
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