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Background and purpose: Obesity is a predisposing factor in atheroscelerosis, insulin
resistance, diabetes, hypertension, some cancers, and diseases of colecyst. The easiest
preventive method is weight control and proper diet. The present study is aimed in
determining the awareness and attitude of female university students as a socially important
group for weight control.
Methods and materials: This descriptive analytical study involved 400 female university
students who were selected by randomized sampling. The relevant data were collected by a
predesigned questionnaire including demographic information, as well as items on awareness
and attitude. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS using descriptive statistics and chi
square. Results: 79.5% showed average awareness and 66% showed average attitude. There was a
significant relationship between awareness and marital status, educational level, BMI as well
as the family income. However, there was no significant relationship between attitude and
marital status, educational level and income; however, there was a significant relationship
between attitude and BMI.
Conclusion: The university students participating in the study ranked average as for their
awareness and attitude towards weight control. In order to increase their awareness, we
recommend more precise plans to be implemented. They will be successful only if they are
planned according to their current status of awareness and attitude
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