Identification of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents at Cox’s Bazar Area” s

Abstract

Adolescents and young adults who are female are more likely to suffer from eating disorders (EDs), which can have a variety of negative health effects. In developing nations, the number of adolescents and youngsters suffering from eating disorders is rising daily. Nevertheless, there is a paucity of investigation has evaluated the risk of eating disorders in this Bangladeshi demographic group. In order to determine the manifestations of eating disorder risk and variables linked to yung pupils, this study was conducted. From November to December 2023, 200 local Bangladeshi schoolchildren and Rohingya youngsters participated in cross-sectional research. Self-reported questionnaires on the sociodemographic traits, eating disorder risk, and nutritional health of research participants were used to gather data. The validated eating attitudes and anthropometric measurement were used to evaluate the respondents' nutritional status and risk of eating disorders, respectively. There were 23.6% of those who were at "eating disorder risk." Children (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] =60.4%), those between the ages of 13 and 18 (AOR = 39.6%), those who are overweight (AOR = 18.9%), and those who are obese (AOR = 6%) all had increased chances of developing an eating disorder in this research. Given that eating disorders were more common in the research, it seems likely that psychological intervention and health awareness campaigns—especially targeted at younger students, female students, and students who are overweight or obese—would be successful in reducing the likelihood of eating disorders