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- Title
Body image and the use of legal and illegal weight gain drugs by Sudanese university girl students.
- Authors
Magied, Ahmed Abdel; Al Gamal, Ahmed; Akol, Nyalou
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the use of legal and illegal weight gain drugs and preparations and their impact on Sudanese female university students. A cross sectional study was conducted on fifty (50) volunteers university female students within the age group 19-25 years and who accepted to participate in the study. The collected data from the respondents were by a questionnaire and interview and from the ambiguous drug dealers by interview. The collected data were manually analysed and the results were presented in tables of frequency and percentage. The overwhelming majority (90%) of weight gain drugs and preparations were obtained by the respondents from illegal ambiguous prescribing dealers. The majority (60%) of the respondents used three tablets per day, 14% twice per day either syrup or cream and 12% once per day and for more combinations for 12% once per day. This explains the fast appearance of side effects (increase in weight around the hips and buttocks). Accordingly, the longer they used the drugs and preparations the greater the appearance of fat storage. The reasons for gain in size of the rumps and buttocks, for the majority (58%) for the body to be attractive and/or sexy, 18% for being skinny and for 24% for other reasons such as traditions, advise of neighbors, propaganda by social media as well as gender differences and how individuals perceive, judge and feel about their self-esteem. Accordingly, it was recommended that Sudan Ministry of Health should enact deterrent laws prohibiting ambiguous traders from marketing legal and illegal weight gain drugs and preparations.
- Publication
Ahfad Journal, 2019, Vol 36, Issue 2, p35
- ISSN
0255-4070
- Publication type
Academic Journal