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19 / 05 / 2021

 


Eating habits among medical students, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Amirah K. Bantan, Sara Mohammed Muzaffar Etarji, Dina Said Mohamed Elkersh, Jamellah Maher Daffa, Tala Saad Alharbi, Zakaria Ali Momen Khan.


Abstract
Background: Medical students are considered to have an adequate amount of knowledge about eating and being healthy. This study aimed to determine eating habits (EH) and their relationship with academic performance, and to assess psychological factors that would affect EH among students in different medical colleges, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Methodology: This cross-sectional study included 444 medical students from five different medical colleges including King Abdul-Aziz University, King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University, Ibn Sina National College, Fakeeh College of Medical Sciences, and Batterjee Medical College. Students were in their second academic year through internship. Data were collected via a validated and self-administered questionnaire.
Results: The mean age of participants was 22 ± 2.2216 years, where females were 78.2%. Almost 74.3% of the participants consumed a variety of food in balance. No significant relationship was found between different colleges and EH (p-value = 0.6766), and a weak association was found (r = 0.0138) between grade point average and EH. On the other hand, there was a significant relationship between academic years and EH and between body mass index and compulsive eating scale (CES) (p-values = 0.0217 and <0.001, respectively). Additionally, it has been noted that there was a weak association between EH and CES (r = −0.021).
Conclusion: It was found that majority of the students had mild EH and weak effects on academic performance. For this, it is recommended that medical students should be more considerate about their food choices and have a healthy diet for better academic performance.

Key words: Eating habits, medical students, compulsive eating scale, well-being, knowledge degrees.


 
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Bantan AK, Etarji SMM, Elkersh DSM, Daffa JM, Alharbi TS, Khan ZAM. Eating habits among medical students, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2021; 5(5): 1119-1126. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1611165681


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Bantan AK, Etarji SMM, Elkersh DSM, Daffa JM, Alharbi TS, Khan ZAM. Eating habits among medical students, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. https://www.ijmdc.com/?mno=47401 [Access: March 26, 2024]. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1611165681


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Bantan AK, Etarji SMM, Elkersh DSM, Daffa JM, Alharbi TS, Khan ZAM. Eating habits among medical students, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. 2021; 5(5): 1119-1126. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1611165681



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Bantan AK, Etarji SMM, Elkersh DSM, Daffa JM, Alharbi TS, Khan ZAM. Eating habits among medical students, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC. (2021), [cited March 26, 2024]; 5(5): 1119-1126. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1611165681



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Bantan, A. K., Etarji, . S. M. M., Elkersh, . D. S. M., Daffa, . J. M., Alharbi, . T. S. & Khan, . Z. A. M. (2021) Eating habits among medical students, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. IJMDC, 5 (5), 1119-1126. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1611165681



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Bantan, Amirah K., Sara Mohammed Muzaffar Etarji, Dina Said Mohamed Elkersh, Jamellah Maher Daffa, Tala Saad Alharbi, and Zakaria Ali Momen Khan. 2021. Eating habits among medical students, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 5 (5), 1119-1126. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1611165681



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Bantan, Amirah K., Sara Mohammed Muzaffar Etarji, Dina Said Mohamed Elkersh, Jamellah Maher Daffa, Tala Saad Alharbi, and Zakaria Ali Momen Khan. "Eating habits among medical students, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 5 (2021), 1119-1126. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1611165681



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Bantan, Amirah K., Sara Mohammed Muzaffar Etarji, Dina Said Mohamed Elkersh, Jamellah Maher Daffa, Tala Saad Alharbi, and Zakaria Ali Momen Khan. "Eating habits among medical students, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries 5.5 (2021), 1119-1126. Print. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1611165681



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Bantan, A. K., Etarji, . S. M. M., Elkersh, . D. S. M., Daffa, . J. M., Alharbi, . T. S. & Khan, . Z. A. M. (2021) Eating habits among medical students, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries, 5 (5), 1119-1126. doi:10.24911/IJMDC.51-1611165681





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