Eating Disorders and its Related Factors among Adolescents at Secondary Schools in Al-Basra City Baji Doaa Mohammed1,*, Mohammed Qahtan Qassim2 1University of Basra, College of Nursing, Iraq 2University of Baghdad, College of Nursing, Iraq *Corresponding author: Doaa Mohammed Baji, University of Basra, College of Nursing, Iraq
Online published on 17 July, 2019. Abstract Objectives To assess the prevalence of eating disorders and the related factors among adolescents at secondary schools in Al-Basra city. Also to determine the gender differences of eating disorders and to find out the relationships between the prevalence of eating disorders and adolescents’ demographic characteristics such as: age, gender, and socioeconomic status. A systematic random sample of (520) student's is selected throughout the use of probability approach. The study is carried out at secondary schools in AL-Basra City. A questionnaire designed by researcher, scales were adopted and modified through extensive review of relevant literature. Several related factors also were assessed. (66.7%) of secondary school students have anorexia nervosa moderately, (47.9) bulimia nervosa moderately, (30.2%) have binge eating moderately. The prevalence of anorexia nervosa was higher in female than male. Anorexia nervosa is moderately prevalent among secondary school adolescents in Al-Basra City. Incidence of anorexia nervosa in female is greater than in male. There were several biological, psychological, emotional and social factors that related with eating disorders among secondary school adolescents in Al-Basra City. There is strong positive relationship between anorexia nervosa and students’ gender While there is no significant relationship between gender and other eating disorders. Top Keywords Eating disorders, adolescent. Top |