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Eating disorders, body image and media exposure among adolescent girls in rural Burkina Faso

Objective - Body dissatisfaction and eating disorders (ED) among young females may increase in limited-resource settings as exposure to media and higher-resource cultures increases. We examined ED prevalence and its predictors among adolescent girls in rural north-western Burkina Faso.

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Main Authors: Terhoeven, Valentin (Author) , Nikendei, Christoph (Author) , Bärnighausen, Till (Author) , Bountogo, Mamadou (Author) , Friederich, Hans-Christoph (Author) , Ouermi, Lucienne (Author) , Sié, Ali (Author) , Harling, Guy (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Tropical medicine & international health
Year: 2020, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 132-142
ISSN:1365-3156
DOI:10.1111/tmi.13340
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.13340
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tmi.13340
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Author Notes:Valentin Terhoeven, Christoph Nikendei, Till Bärnighausen, Mamadou Bountogo, Hans-Christoph Friederich, Lucienne Ouermi, Ali Sié and Guy Harling
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Summary:Objective - Body dissatisfaction and eating disorders (ED) among young females may increase in limited-resource settings as exposure to media and higher-resource cultures increases. We examined ED prevalence and its predictors among adolescent girls in rural north-western Burkina Faso.
Item Description:First published: 11 November 2019
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Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1365-3156
DOI:10.1111/tmi.13340

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