Szabo Christopher P, Allwood Clifford W
Division of Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown, 2193 Johannesburg, South Africa.
World Psychiatry. 2004 Oct;3(3):169-71.
This study was undertaken as part of an exploration of the potential risk for future eating disorders in the black female population of South Africa. Previous research has documented eating attitudes suggesting that such a risk exists in urban populations. A translated version of the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) was applied in a Zulu speaking, rural population (n=361). A prevalence of 3% for abnormal eating attitudes was established. In keeping with the hypothesis, the findings suggest that the risk for developing an eating disorder in a rural population is somewhat lower. In this regard, there does appear to be an urban-rural divide, which may have implications for the prevention of the emergence of eating disorders in black, South African adolescents. However, the validity of the EAT-26 in this population is a consideration in interpreting the data.
本研究是对南非黑人女性群体未来饮食失调潜在风险进行探索的一部分。此前的研究记录了饮食态度，表明城市人群存在这种风险。在一个讲祖鲁语的农村人群（n = 361）中应用了饮食态度测试（EAT - 26）的翻译版本。确定异常饮食态度的患病率为3%。与假设一致，研究结果表明农村人群发生饮食失调的风险略低。在这方面，城乡之间似乎确实存在差异，这可能对预防南非黑人青少年饮食失调的出现有影响。然而，在解释这些数据时，需要考虑EAT - 26在该人群中的有效性。
