Factors influencing weight control practices amongst the adolescent girls in Vhembe District of Limpopo Province, South Africa.
| Autor: | Tshililo RA; Department of Advanced Nursing Science, University of Venda. rose.tshililo@univen.ac.za., Netshikweta LM, Tshitangano GT, Nemathaga HL |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | African journal of primary health care & family medicine [Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med] 2016 May 31; Vol. 8 (2), pp. e1-4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 May 31. |
| DOI: | 10.4102/phcfm.v8i2.952 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: The incidence of overweight is increasing amongst adolescents in many countries around the world. Healthy and unhealthy weight control practices are common amongst overweight and non-overweight adolescents. Aim: The aim of this study was to explore factors influencing weight control practices amongst adolescent girls. Setting: The study was conducted at selected secondary schools of Vhembe District of Limpopo Province, South Africa. Methods: A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual design was used. Nonprobability, purposive sampling was used to select adolescents who are practicing weight control. In-depth interviews were conducted with 30 participants. Data were analysed according to Tesch's open-coding method. Results: This study revealed that adolescent girls are influenced by a variety of factors to control their weights. These included individual factors, such as body image dissatisfaction; family factors, caused by parental criticism about adolescent weight; and environmental factors, which contain peer group endorsement of dieting. Conclusion: Adolescents are exposed to many unhealthy weight control practices, as a way of controlling excess weight. So it is of importance for healthcare providers to make them aware of healthy practices. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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