April 2020 Vol. 8 No.4

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Original Research Article

Prevalence of Eating Disorders among Students of Quest University, Nawabshah, Pakistan

Yasir Akbar Jamali¹, Salma Farrukh Memon², Zulfiqar Ali Lagahri³, Shakil Ahmed Shaikh⁴, Jamshed Warsi⁵ and Ashique Ali Arain^6*

¹Teaching Assistant, Institute of Microbiology, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur
²Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, LUMHS
³Professor Physiology Department of Physiology, University of Sindh Jamshoro
⁴Assistant professor, department of physiology in Suleman Roshan Medical College TandoAdam
⁵Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, University of Sindh Jamshoro
⁶Consultant Family Physician, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Muhammad Medical College, MirpurKhas, Sindh, Pakistan

*Corresponding Author E-mal: ashiquepcmd77@yahoo.com

Received: 07 April 2020 I Accepted: 19 April 2020 I Published: 24 April 2020
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This worked was aimed at evaluating the increased risk of engineering students with eating disorders at the University of QUEST Nawab Shah, Sindh, Pakistan, using self-administered questionnaires. If this disorder is early diagnosed, evaluated and better treatment is provided, chances of full recovery are better. We planned to conduct a survey to identify the frequency of such disturbances among engineering students and address various strategies. A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted among 427 QUEST University engineering students. Data were collected using two renowned self-administered questionnaires on eating disorders. One is SCOFF and the other is Eating Attitude Test (EAT) – 26 Questionnaire. Body Mass Index (BMI) of subjects was also measured. The data was sorted and analyzed in SPSS version 16. According to the Eating Attitude Test (EAT-26), 35.9% of participants were found to be at the high-risk of Eds. According to the SCOFF, 48.9% of participants were found to be at the high-risk of Eds. Eds risk more detected in female participants than male participants. Risk of Eds also present in Participants with normal BMI. Our findings highlight the prevalence of eating disorder very high in engineering students. It is concluded that a significant number of students, particularly women and underage persons, are more likely to develop eating disorders. It has been suggested that strategies should be advised to prevent the occurrence of such diseases among students.

Keywords: SCOFF, EAT-26, Anxiety Nervosa, Teen Age, Binge Eating