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Prejudice against obesity in university students studying in health‐related departments.
- Source :
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Perspectives in Psychiatric Care . Apr2019, Vol. 55 Issue 2, p170-174. 5p. 3 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Purpose: This study was conducted to determine the degree of obesity prejudice exhibited and felt by students attending health‐related departments. Design and Method: The sample included 729 students studying in health‐related departments at a university in Turkey who volunteered to take part in the study. Findings: The average Obesity Prejudice Scale (OPS) score of the students was 75.54±10.43, thus indicating that they tend toward prejudice. Practical Implications: According to the results of the study, university students who will be future nurses and other healthcare professionals, tend toward obesity prejudice, negatively impacting health care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CHI-squared test
*COLLEGE students
*STATISTICAL correlation
*HEALTH occupations students
*RESEARCH methodology
*PREJUDICES
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*STATISTICAL sampling
*STATISTICS
*STUDENT attitudes
*DATA analysis
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*MANN Whitney U Test
*ATTITUDES toward obesity
*KRUSKAL-Wallis Test
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00315990
- Volume :
- 55
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 135597369
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12314