ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Exploring Weight Stigma in Saudi Arabia: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Effect of Weight Self-Stigma on Quality of Life and Dietary Habits among Adult Students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Evidence That Increasing Serum 25(OH)D Concentrations to 30 ng/mL in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates Could Greatly Improve Health Outcomes.Biomedicines · 2023Review
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Consumers on Food Allergy and Food Allergen Labeling: A Case of Lebanon.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Dismantling weight stigma in eating disorder treatment: Next steps for the field.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Prevalence and Correlates of Weight Stigma among Postpartum Women in China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Evaluation of two weight stigma scales in Malaysian university students: weight self-stigma questionnaire and perceived weight stigma scale.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2022Article
- Obesity Stigma Among Healthcare Workers in a Teaching Hospital in Saudi Arabia.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundWeight stigma (WS) in the Middle East, especially in Saudi Arabia, is widely ignored. People with obesity are blamed for their weight, and there is a common perception that weight stigmatization is justifiable and may motivate individuals to adopt healthier behaviors. The authors of this study aimed to explore WS prevalence and factors associated with WS in a large nationwide study of Saudi Arabian adults.
methodsThis study was a nationwide cross-sectional survey conducted via phone interviews in June 2020. A proportional quota-sampling technique was adopted to obtain equal distributions of participants by age and sex across the 13 regions of Saudi Arabia. In total, 6239 people were contacted, and 4709 (75.48%) responded and completed the interview. The authors of the study collected data about WS using the Arabic Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (WSSQ), BMI, smoking, nutritional knowledge, bariatric surgery, risk of depression, and demographic variables.
resultsParticipants had a mean age of 36.4 ± 13.5 (18-90), and 50.1% were female. The prevalence of higher WS was 46.4%. Among other risk factors, there was a significant association between WS and obesity (odds ratio (OR): 3.93; 95% CI: 2.83-5.44;
conclusionThis was the first study to explore WS and its associated factors among adults in a community setting in Saudi Arabia. This study revealed some risk factors associated with WS that may help to identify people at risk of WS and to develop interventions to reduce WS, such as improving nutritional knowledge, correcting the ideas about bariatric surgery and obesity in general, and ceasing waterpipe smoking.
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