Impact of Social Media on the Development of Anorexia Nervosa

Jinnah Sindh Medical University214 enrolled

Overview

The study involves the recruitment of medical students from all government medical colleges of Karachi, Pakistan. The sample size was 214. The study is a cross sectional study that requires the participants to fill out an online questionnaire after giving an informed consent online.The questionnaire contained 15 items related to their social media use and its impact on their body image and eating behaviours.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

214

Conditions

The Focus of Study Were the Medical Students Whose Eating Behaviors Were Studied

Interventions

survey based informationOTHER

Only survey based information collected

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 25 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Medical students of Karachi * All should be aged 18 to 25 years * Both genders included Exclusion Criteria: * Non consenting participants * Those who donot have access to social media

Locations (1)

Sindh

Karachi, Pakistan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Social media use

Instagram usage was more as compared to other social media sites

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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