Research Article | Open Access
Volume 2022 - 1 | Article ID 217 | http://dx.doi.org/10.51521/IJFMPH.2022.1201
Academic Editor: John Bose
DR. KAMALI. R M.D1, DR. RAMASUBRAMANIAN, R M.D2, DR. DHANALAKSHMI. S M.D3, SHREYAS RAVI4 , K. KARISHMA KRISHNA KUMAR5, SHIVARAMAN P6
1Associate
Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Omandurar
Government Estate, Chennai - 02
2Assistant
Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Omandurar
Government Estate, Chennai - 02
3,4,5,6CRRI
students of Government Medical College, Omandurar Government Estate, Chennai –
02
Corresponding Author and Guarantor: Dr. R. Kamali, Assistant Professor,
Dept. Of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Omandurar Government
Estate, Chennai – 2, Email: Kamaliradhai@gmail.com
Citation: Kamali R, Ramasubramanian R, Dhanalakshmi S,
Shreyas R, Karishma KKK, Shivaraman P (2022) Prevalence of Orthorexia Nervosa among
Medical Students in Chennai. Int J Fam Med Pub Health, 1(2);1-4
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2022, Kamali R. This is an open-access article distributed
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which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium,
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ABSTRACT
Background: Orthorexia nervosa
(ON) is characterised by an obsession with healthy eating, which may lead to
severe physical, psychological and social disorders. It is particularly
important to study this problem in order to improve early detection and
treatment.
Aim and Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of Orthorexia
Nervosa in among medical students in Chennai.
Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional study done at a medical
college, among undergraduate medical students. After institutional ethical
committee approval, the study was conducted on 306 students. Sociodemographic
details were collected and ORTHO-15 questionnaire was used to estimate the
prevalence of Orthorexia Nervosa. Data was entered in excel and analysed using
SPSS version 22. Chi-square test and Multiple logistic regression were used for
data analysis. p- value < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.
Results: The prevalence of Orthorexia Nervosa among undergraduate medical
students was 69.93% (95% CI 64.46 to 75.02%). No significant association was
found between age group, gender, BMI category, place of stay and Orthorexia
Nervosa.
Conclusion: Orthorexia Nervosa tendency is common among medical students. Better
awareness of healthy eating will help prevention of the problem.
KEYWORDS: Orthorexia Nervosa, ORTHO-15, Healthy eating,
Body Mass Index (BMI), Medical students
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