Open AccessInfluence of sociocultural factors on the risk of eating disorders among King Abdulaziz University students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Lina O Aldakhil,
Bahaa Abaalkhail,
Ibrahim Ismail M. Abu
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of family and community medicine/maǧalaẗ ṭib al-usraẗ wa al-muǧtamaʼ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-340X
pISSN - 1319-1683
DOI - 10.4103/jfcm.jfcm_85_22
Subject(s) - medicine , logistic regression , eating attitudes test , eating disorders , demography , confidence interval , sociocultural evolution , test (biology) , statistical significance , odds ratio , clinical psychology , paleontology , sociology , anthropology , biology
In Saudi Arabia, there is not much research on the risk of eating disorders and the influence of sociocultural factors on increasing the risk among university students. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of the risk of eating disorder (EDs) in King Abdulaziz University students, the influence of sociocultural factors, and any differences between males and females.