Department of Public Health, Om Health Campus, Kathmandu, Nepal.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2021 Sep 11;59(241):902-905. doi: 10.31729/jnma.5378.
Body image is the person's perceptions, thoughts and feelings about his/her body which is a multi-dimensional concept. Body Image Dissatisfaction can be measured using a Body Shape Questionnaire. The main aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of body image dissatisfaction among adolescent girls of a municipality in Kathmandu.
A cross-sectional survey was done from July 2019 to December 2019 among the female students from grade eight to twelve of the selected private schools of Budhanilkantha municipality. Stratified random sampling was done. Body Shape Questionnaire short version was used to measure the prevalence of body dissatisfaction. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 23. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was done, frequency and percentage were calculated.
One hundred ninety seven (75.2%) at 95% Confidence Interval (69.97-80.43) students were found to have body image dissatisfaction, among which Positive Body Image Dissatisfaction was found to be in 85 (42%) respondents which indicates that 112 (58%) respondents with healthy Body Mass Index were dissatisfied with their body shape.
Prevalence of body image dissatisfaction was found to be high in adolescent girls though most of the girls had normal body weight and a healthy Body Mass Index.
体像即个体对自身身体的感知、想法和感受,是一个多维的概念。体像不满可以通过身体形状问卷来衡量。本研究的主要目的是在加德满都博德纳利坎塔市的女学生中,找出青春期少女体像不满的流行率。
2019 年 7 月至 12 月期间,在选定的博德纳利坎塔市私立学校的八至十二年级女学生中进行了横断面调查。采用分层随机抽样。使用身体形状问卷短版来衡量体像不满的流行率。使用统计软件包 23 版进行数据分析。在 95%置信区间进行点估计,计算频率和百分比。
197 名(95%置信区间为 69.97-80.43)学生被发现存在体像不满,其中 85 名(42%)学生表现出积极的体像不满,这表明 112 名(58%)具有健康体重指数的学生对自己的体型不满意。
尽管大多数女孩体重正常且体重指数健康,但青春期少女体像不满的流行率仍然很高。