Assessment Of Nutritional Status And Eating Behavior Among Undergraduate Nursing Female Students Of Birbhum District Of West Bengal: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study
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One of the most common psychological and lifestyle disorders of adolescent girls of 21st century is eating disorder(ED) especially among students of heath background; characterized by preoccupation with food, body size and shape. Food restriction, overeating both are categorized under ED. The objective of the study is to determine the prevalence of ED among female nursing students of Birbhum and its association with Body mass index(BMI), anemia and menstruation frequency. The pilot study was done on 100 students of a private nursing college of 19-20 years with self-reported Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire(EDE-Q). Participants were selected by random sampling method. Height, weight and skin fold measurements were taken. Clinical signs of anemia were checked. Pearson’s Correlation between ED and BMI, body fat percentage and Chi-square test for association of ED with anemia and menstruation frequency were done. 11% students were detected to have ED. Among them, 4 persons were overweight and 5 were obese. 24% population were detected with mild anemia among them 5 girls has ED. 3% students have both ED and irregular menstruation and only 4% students of the rest have irregular menstruation. Weight and shape concern of ED population was also found to be positively correlated. Overweight and irregular menstruations are associated with ED that should be taken into consideration during any ED prevention programme.
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