Prevalence of risk for eating disorder amongst International Islamic University Malaysia medical students and its associated factors

Introduction: Eating disorders are a poorly understood condition characterised by severe psychiatric and medical manifestations, in which eating habits, physical health and psychosocial functioning are disturbed. College and university students are among the population who are prone to eating disord...

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Main Authors:	Pasi, Hafizah, Mohd. Rus, Razman, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim, Nasreen, Hashima E, Swe, Swe Latt
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	RA Public aspects of medicine
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/47504/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/47504/1/MRS2015_ED_Dr_Hafizah.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/47504/4/Abstarct_Book_MRS_2015.pdf

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spelling	iium-475042016-05-12T02:47:37Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/47504/ Prevalence of risk for eating disorder amongst International Islamic University Malaysia medical students and its associated factors Pasi, Hafizah Mohd. Rus, Razman Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim Nasreen, Hashima E Swe, Swe Latt RA Public aspects of medicine Introduction: Eating disorders are a poorly understood condition characterised by severe psychiatric and medical manifestations, in which eating habits, physical health and psychosocial functioning are disturbed. College and university students are among the population who are prone to eating disorder. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of eating disorders risk in the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Kuantan campus amongst the medical students and to identify its associated factors. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study involving 200 medical students of IIUM Kuantan campus session 2014/2015 of all years (20-26 years old) of both genders using a self-administered questionnaire through an online website which is a Google drive between 29th June till 10th July 2015. Result: This study revealed that the prevalence of risk for eating disorder among IIUM Kuantan campus medical students is 15.0 percent. On the same note, the risk is noted to be higher among single female of Malay ethnicity, being middle child, overweight and physically inactive; albeit none of these factors significantly associated with risk of eating disorder among this population. Conclusion: The prevalence of those who have the risk of eating disorder in this study is comparable to the result from the previous studies conducted among college and university students in Malaysia. Nevertheless, the risk of eating disorder is documented among IIUM medical students and warrant a closer look and appropriate reference for those who have the risk. 2015-12-10 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47504/1/MRS2015_ED_Dr_Hafizah.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/47504/4/Abstarct_Book_MRS_2015.pdf Pasi, Hafizah and Mohd. Rus, Razman and Ab Rahman, Jamalludin and Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim and Nasreen, Hashima E and Swe, Swe Latt (2015) Prevalence of risk for eating disorder amongst International Islamic University Malaysia medical students and its associated factors. In: Medical Research Symposium 2015, 10 December 2015, Kuantan. (Unpublished)
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spellingShingle	RA Public aspects of medicine Pasi, Hafizah Mohd. Rus, Razman Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim Nasreen, Hashima E Swe, Swe Latt Prevalence of risk for eating disorder amongst International Islamic University Malaysia medical students and its associated factors
description	Introduction: Eating disorders are a poorly understood condition characterised by severe psychiatric and medical manifestations, in which eating habits, physical health and psychosocial functioning are disturbed. College and university students are among the population who are prone to eating disorder. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of eating disorders risk in the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Kuantan campus amongst the medical students and to identify its associated factors. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study involving 200 medical students of IIUM Kuantan campus session 2014/2015 of all years (20-26 years old) of both genders using a self-administered questionnaire through an online website which is a Google drive between 29th June till 10th July 2015. Result: This study revealed that the prevalence of risk for eating disorder among IIUM Kuantan campus medical students is 15.0 percent. On the same note, the risk is noted to be higher among single female of Malay ethnicity, being middle child, overweight and physically inactive; albeit none of these factors significantly associated with risk of eating disorder among this population. Conclusion: The prevalence of those who have the risk of eating disorder in this study is comparable to the result from the previous studies conducted among college and university students in Malaysia. Nevertheless, the risk of eating disorder is documented among IIUM medical students and warrant a closer look and appropriate reference for those who have the risk.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Pasi, Hafizah Mohd. Rus, Razman Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim Nasreen, Hashima E Swe, Swe Latt
author_facet	Pasi, Hafizah Mohd. Rus, Razman Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Abd. Aziz, Karimah Hanim Nasreen, Hashima E Swe, Swe Latt
author_sort	Pasi, Hafizah
title	Prevalence of risk for eating disorder amongst International Islamic University Malaysia medical students and its associated factors
title_short	Prevalence of risk for eating disorder amongst International Islamic University Malaysia medical students and its associated factors
title_full	Prevalence of risk for eating disorder amongst International Islamic University Malaysia medical students and its associated factors
title_fullStr	Prevalence of risk for eating disorder amongst International Islamic University Malaysia medical students and its associated factors
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence of risk for eating disorder amongst International Islamic University Malaysia medical students and its associated factors
title_sort	prevalence of risk for eating disorder amongst international islamic university malaysia medical students and its associated factors
publishDate	2015
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/47504/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/47504/1/MRS2015_ED_Dr_Hafizah.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/47504/4/Abstarct_Book_MRS_2015.pdf
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