Sadia Haroon, Mohammad Usman, Maryam Hafeez.
Eating Disorders in Medical Students of Islamabad, Pakistan.
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;14(1):89-92.

Objective: To assess the incidence of eating disorders in medical students of Islamabad by using validated self-administered questionnaires. Introduction: The numbers of epidemiological studies about eating disorders (ED) in medical students of Islamabad are still limited. This study determined the prevalence of eating disorders in medical students of Islamabad Medical and dentalcollege (IMDC) affiliated with Bahria University Islamabad. Materials & Methods: This was a descriptive and cross sectional study in which 75 medical students were selected at Islamabad Medical and dental college. They participants were invited to complete the "Eating Attitude Questionnaire (EAT-26)". Demographic data and EAT 26 questionnaire was analysed by SPSS version 16 and descriptive statistics using inferential statistics. Results: Data was collected using self administered questionnaire the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26). According to EAT-26 n=17(22.6%) individuals were found to be at high-risk of eating disorders above the cut off value of EAT 26 score above 20 was found in n=11 (15 %) females and n=6 (male 8%). Conclusions: A significant fraction of medical students in our sample from Islamabad Medical and Dental college are at high risk of development of eating disorders, females being more prone than males. Strategies should be designed to diagnose and prevent occurrence of eating disorders among medical students.

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