Disordered eating and body image issues and their associated factors among adolescents in urban secondary schools in Sarawak, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Cheah, W.L, Helmy, Hazmi, Chang, C.T
• Format: E-Article
• Language: English
• Published: de Gruyter 2017
• Subjects: RA Public aspects of medicine; RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11165/1/IR38.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11165/; http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/ijamh

Eating disorders are common health issues among the adolescents. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of eating disorders and their relationship with body mass index, body part satisfaction and perception on body weight among urban secondary school children. It was a cross-sec...