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(2020). Assessment of Weight Loss Practice among Adolescents in Lower Egypt Governorates. The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine, 38(2), 96-106. doi: 10.21608/ejcm.2020.89893
. "Assessment of Weight Loss Practice among Adolescents in Lower Egypt Governorates". The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine, 38, 2, 2020, 96-106. doi: 10.21608/ejcm.2020.89893
(2020). 'Assessment of Weight Loss Practice among Adolescents in Lower Egypt Governorates', The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine, 38(2), pp. 96-106. doi: 10.21608/ejcm.2020.89893
Assessment of Weight Loss Practice among Adolescents in Lower Egypt Governorates. The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine, 2020; 38(2): 96-106. doi: 10.21608/ejcm.2020.89893

Assessment of Weight Loss Practice among Adolescents in Lower Egypt Governorates

Article 10, Volume 38, Issue 2, Spring 2020, Page 96-106  XML PDF (357.18 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejcm.2020.89893
Abstract
Background: Proper nutrition is essential to promote good health and wellbeing.
Adolescence has been identified as an important period for establishing healthy eating
behaviors. A healthy diet plan should aim for a weight-loss goal of no more than one
kilogram (kg) per week. Objective: to assess weight loss practice among adolescents and to
determine association between some personal factors and weight loss practice. Method: A
cross sectional study was conducted among (842) adolescent students from governmental
preparatory and secondary schools in some Lower Egypt governorates (Cairo – Daqahliyah),
during the academic year (2018-2019) by multistage cluster sampling technique. The
students completed a structured questionnaire about weight loss practices. The anthropometric
measurements (weight and height) were measured. Results: The percentage of obese and
overweight students were 23.6% and 14.4% respectively. Prevalence of weight loss practice
was 25.4% in all studied sample. only 11.7% of them visited nutritionist to decrease their
weights. There was statistical significant relation between age and education with reducing
number of meals to two or one, taking Herbs or un-prescribed medicines, Fasting and Induce
vomiting where these practices were more among older age groups and Secondary educated
students (p<0.001, p<0.001, p=0.001and p=0.009) respectively. Conclusion: Prevalence of
weight loss practice was twenty five percent among studied adolescent students. Visiting
dietitian was not a common weight loss practice.
Keywords
Adolescences; weight loss; practices; schools; Lower Egypt
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