scholarly journals Prevalence of anorexia nervosa among adolescent girls

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 466-470
Author(s):  
J Umarani ◽  
Anand Amirthraj Annamalai
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Psychological Problem ◽  
Eating Attitude ◽  
Teenage Girls ◽  
Distorted Body Image ◽  
Prepubertal Age ◽  
Ethical Clearance

Background: Girls tend to be more concerned about their physical appearance than boys during adolescent period. Adolescent girls are more likely to care for losing weight with the fear of being “fat”. Anorexia nervosa (AN), a form of self-starvation, is an eating disorder characterized by a distorted body image that leads to restricted eating and other behavior that prevents a person from gaining weight. It commonly occurs in teenage girls, although boys are also affected, especially in the prepubertal age group. Hence the researcher would like to assess the prevalence of anorexia nervosa among the adolescent nursing students.Objectives: 1. Determine the prevalence of anorexia nervosa among adolescent girls. 2. Find out the association between prevalence and selected demographic variables.Materials and Methods: The study was conducted among 100 B.Sc Nursing 1st year students at selected nursing colleges of Mangalore. The samples were selected by convenience sampling method. After obtaining informed consent and ethical clearance the data was collected by assessing the baseline proforma and Eating attitude Test.Findings: It was found that 31% of the adolescent girls were having high risk to anorexia nervosa and 69% were of no risk, whereas none of them were found consistent with anorexia nervosa. It was noted that all the 31 high risk girls were hostel residents. There was no association found between the risk of anorexia nervosa and the selected demographic variables.Conclusion: Some perceive anorexia as a simple case of vanity taken too far, but rather it is a complex psychological problem. So it is the responsibility of the teachers to create awareness among students by educating about the ill effects of anorexia nervosa which help us to prevent the incidence of anorexia nervosa and lead to healthy adolescents to the society.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.15(3) 2016 p.466-470

scholarly journals Pengaruh Body Shaming terhadap Kecenderungan Anorexia Nervosa pada Remaja Perempuan di Surabaya

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-217
Author(s):  
Tri Indah Sari ◽  
Rezkiyah Rosyidah
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
The Body ◽  
Thin Body ◽  
Teenage Girls ◽  
The Social ◽  
Regression Test ◽  
Physical Changes ◽  
The City ◽  
Analyze Data

ABSTRACTThere are many dramatic changes in adolescence, one of them is the physical changes in which adolescent girls are less satisfied with their bodies due to increased amount of fat. There is an assumption that having a thin body will be easier to adapt to the social environment, influencing adolescents in making a decision to go on a diet even though it causes a tendency to anorexia nervosa. This research was conducted to knowing the effect of body shaming on the tendency of anorexia nervosa in adolescent girls in Surabaya. This study uses a quantitative approach where the respondents in this study were adolescent girls who experienced the tendency of anorexia nervosa in the city of Surabaya with a total of 349 respondents. The instruments in this study were the body shaming scale and the tendency scale for anorexia nervosa. This study used to simple linear regression test to analyze data (with SPSS 24 for windows program). The results of the study show the value of F = 54.172; P = 0.00, and R = 0.135. This means that there is an effect of body shaming on the tendency of anorexia nervosa in teenage girls in Surabaya.  ABSTRAK Banyak perubahan dramatis di usia remaja, salah satunya adalah perubahan fisik dimana remaja perempuan kurang puas dengan tubuhnya terkait dengan meningkatnya jumlah lemak. Adanya anggapan bahwa memiliki tubuh kurus akan lebih mudah beradaptasi dengan lingkungan sosial, mempengaruhi remaja dalam mengambil suatu keputusan untuk melakukan diet meskipun menimbulkan kecenderungan anorexia nervosa. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh body shaming terhadap kecenderungan anorexia nervosa pada remaja perempuan di Surabaya. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dimana responden dalam penelitian ini adalah remaja perempuan yang mengalami kecenderungan anorexia nervosa di kota Surabaya dengan jumlah 349 responden. Instrumen dalam penelitian ini adalah skala body shaming dan skala kecenderungan anorexia nervosa. Analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah uji regresi linier sederhana dengan bantuan program SPSS 24 for windows dimana hasil penelitian menunjukkan nilai F = 54,172; P = 0,00, dan R = 0,135. Artinya terdapat pengaruh body shaming terhadap kecenderungan anorexia nervosa pada remaja perempuan di Surabaya.

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of polyunsaturated fatty acids efficacy in adolescents with anorexia nervosa

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-106
Author(s):  
Agnieszka M. Piróg-Balcerzak ◽  
Anna K. Bażyńska ◽  
Katarzyna Biernacka ◽  
Joanna Brągoszewska ◽  
Lidia Popek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Female Adolescent ◽  
Eating Attitude ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Eat 26

Objective. Omega–3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) were tested in adolescent depression and in several neurodevelopmental disorders with partial success. Anorexia nervosa (AN) is characterised by deficiencies in fatty food intake and frequent comorbidity, including depressive and cognitive symptoms. Thus supplementation with PUFAs may be beneficial in this group of patients. The aim of the study was to assess whether PUFAs as an add-on treatment is associated with better improvement of body mass index (BMI) and psychopathological symptoms than placebo in patients with AN. Method. 61 female adolescent inpatients with AN were randomly allocated to omega–3 PUFAs supplementation or placebo for 10 weeks. Patients also participated in the behavioural programme and eclectic psychotherapy (treatment as usual, TAU). At baseline and follow-up visits, patients’ BMI and psychopathology were assessed with Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI), Patient Global Impression Scale (PGI), and Eating Attitude Test (EAT-26). Results. After 10 weeks, both groups showed improvement in all parameters. Improvement in CGI scores was observed greater in placebo vs. PUFA-s group (p = 0.015) while other differences were not statistically significant. Omega–3 PUFAs supplementation appears not to be effective as an add-on treatment in inpatient adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa. Conclusions. The results should be analysed with caution due to small sample size and heterogeneity in TAU. As the TAU turned out to be highly effective, additional therapeutic effect of PUFA might not be visible. Nevertheless, that does not explain the tendency for better improvement in the placebo group.

Prevention of Preterm Birth

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-104
Author(s):  
Ivan D. Ivanov ◽  
Stefan A. Buzalov ◽  
Nadezhda H. Hinkova
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Preterm Birth ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Secondary Prophylaxis ◽  
High Risk Group ◽  
Screening Methods ◽  
Perinatal Complications ◽  
Social Significance ◽  
Neonatal Deaths

Summary Preterm birth (PTB) is a worldwide problem with great social significance because it is a leading cause of perinatal complications and perinatal mortality. PTB is responsible for more than a half of neonatal deaths. The rate of preterm delivery varies between 5-18% worldwide and has not decreased in recent years, regardless of the development of medical science. One of the leading causes for that is the failure to identify the high-risk group in prenatal care. PTB is a heterogeneous syndrome in which many different factors interfere at different levels of the pathogenesis of the initiation of delivery, finally resulting in delivery before 37 weeks of gestation (wg). The various specificities of risk factors and the unclear mechanism of initiation of labour make it difficult to elaborate standard, unified and effective screening to diagnose pregnant women at high-risk for PTB correctly. Furthermore, they make primary and secondary prophylaxis less effective and render diagnostic and therapeutic measures ineffective and inappropriate. Reliable and accessible screening methods are necessary for antenatal care, and risk factors for PTB should be studied and clarified in search of useful tools to solve issues of risk pregnancies to decrease PTB rates and associated complications.

Analisis Penatalaksanaan Fluor Albus Pada Remaja Putri Kelas X Di MA Al-Fatimah Bojonegoro Tahun 2016

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fela Putri Hariastuti ◽  
Andin Ajeng Rahmawati
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Sexual Development ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Physiological Changes ◽  
Hormonal Activity ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Teenage Girls ◽  
The Central Nervous System

ABSTRAK            Masa remaja mengalami perkembangan fisiologis, psikososial, kognitif, moral dan perkembangan seksual. Perubahan fisiologis pada masa remaja merupakan hasil aktivitas hormonal dibawah pengaruh sistem saraf pusat. Menarche pada umumnya menjadi masalah bagi remaja, hal ini terjadi karena remaja masih belum tahu tentang apa itu menstruasi dan bagaimana menanganinya, sehingga kebersihan daerah genetalia tidak terjaga dan dapat menimbulkan terjadinya keputihan (Soetjiningsih, 2007).            Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui penatalaksanaan flour albus pada remaja putri kelas X di SMA AL-Fatimah Bojonegoro tahun 2016. Jenis penelitian ini adalah kualitatif yaitu penelitian expose facto (mengungkap fakta) dengan pendekatan pengukuran secara langsung dengan menggunakan data primer. Subjek penelitian semua remaja putri kelas X yang mengalami keputihan di MA AL- Fatimah Kecamatan Bojonegoro Kabupaten Bojonegoro tahun 2016 yang berjumlah 30 responden.            Hasil penelitian yang didapatkan sebanyak 25 responden remaja putri sudah bisa melaksanakan penatalaksanaan pada flour albus. Kata Kunci : flour albus,  remaja putri ABSTRACT            Adolescence develops physiological, psychosocial, cognitive, moral and sexual development. Physiological changes in adolescence are the result of hormonal activity under the influence of the central nervous system. Menarche is generally a problem for teenagers, this is because teenagers still do not know what menstruation is and how to handle it, so that the cleanliness of the genetalia area is not maintained and can lead to whitish (Soetjiningsih, 2007).This study aims to determine the management of flour albus in adolescent girls of class X in SMA AL-Fatimah Bojonegoro in 2016. The type of this research is qualitative research that is expose facto (revealing fact) with approach of measurement directly by using primary data. Research subjects of all teenage girls of class X who experienced whiteness in MA Al-Fatimah Bojonegoro District Bojonegoro District in 2016, amounting to 30 respondents.The results obtained as many as 25 female teenage respondents have been able to implement management on flour albus. Keywords: flour albus, young women

Bone mineral density and oxidative stress in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alžbeta Čagalová ◽  
Ľubica Tichá ◽  
Alexandra Gaál Kovalčíková ◽  
Katarína Šebeková ◽  
Ľudmila Podracká
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Bone Mineral Density ◽  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Bone Mineral ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
And Oxidative Stress
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