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A pilot study of eating disorders in Mirpur (Pakistan) using an Urdu version of the eating attitudes test
Author(s) -
Choudry Iffat Y.,
Mumford David B.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
international journal of eating disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.785
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1098-108X
pISSN - 0276-3478
DOI - 10.1002/1098-108x(199204)11:3<243::aid-eat2260110307>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - urdu , equivalence (formal languages) , psychology , eating disorders , test (biology) , clinical psychology , mathematics , linguistics , biology , paleontology , philosophy , discrete mathematics
A survey of eating disorders among 271 schoolgirls was conducted in Mirpur, Pakistan, using a new Urdu translation of the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT‐26). The translation of the EAT into Urdu was undertaken by a committee. After examining initial drafts by two independent translators, an agreed Urdu text was given to five back‐translators, and subsequently modified further. The evaluation of the new translation was performed in three stages: (1) evaluation of linguistic and scale equivalence in bilingual populations, (2) evaluation of conceptual equivalence by factor analysis, and (3) evaluation of item comprehension at interview. Individuals scoring above 20 on the EAT were interviewed to determine whether an eating disorder was present. One case of bulimia nervosa (DSM‐III‐R) was identified. This result is compared with surveys conducted by the authors among Asian schoolgirls in Bradford, UK, and in Lahore, Pakistan.