Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
Eating disorders refer to a group of conditions that involve either insufficient or excessive food intake that is detrimental to an individual's physical and emotional health. In India, there is a lack of awareness and a poorly defined diagnostic method for eating disorders. To estimate the prevalence of eating disorders and their associated risk factors. Study was conducted among the students studying in class tenth to twelfth in an age range of 15 – 18 years. The majority of the students belonged to the age group of 16 and 17. 41.3% adolescents were High risk category for eating disorder, whereas 58.6% adolescents were Low risk category.51% of male and 48.1% of female were High risk category for eating disorder, whereas 56.8%male and 43.18%% female were Low risk category. Developing culturally sensitive diagnostic tools and gathering locally relevant epidemiological data on eating disorders from both community and hospital settings in India are imperative.
How to cite this article:
Masaraddi Sanjay Krishna, Riya Cherian and J. Bijin Jose. Prevalence of Eating Disorder among Indian Adolescent Students.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makrjms.2024.7.304.307
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