| Autor: |
Michelle M. K. Doku, Samuel A. Sackar, Portia Nkumsah‐Riverson, Joana Ainuson‐Quampah |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
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| Zdroj: |
Mental Health Science, Vol 2, Iss 3, Pp n/a-n/a (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2642-3588 |
| DOI: |
10.1002/mhs2.64 |
| Popis: |
Abstract To estimate the prevalence of eating disorders (EDs) among undergraduate students in a public university in Ghana; to identify the factors associated with EDs and to explore the relationship between sociodemographics and developing EDs. A cross‐sectional design was employed to obtain data from 1101 students using the total enumeration sampling method. Information on sociodemographics was obtained and anthropometric measurements were self‐reported. The Eating Attitude Test was modified to obtain the prevalence rate. The factors associated with EDs and the relationship between sociodemographics and EDs were also assessed using a chi‐square statistical test. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess the association between sociodemographic variables and ED risk. A total of 1101 students participated in the study with a mean age of 21.87 ± 2.94, ranging from 16 to 43 years. About 7% of the students were found to have EDs, with the majority being female young adults. Factors found to influence EDs were peer/family pressure, stress, and body dissatisfaction. The association between psychological factors and EDs was found to be statistically significant (p |
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