Abstract
Introduction: Eating Disorder (ED) is a serious pathology that frequently affects young adolescents, young adults and medical students. Method: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional, single-center study which was carried out over 6 months among students and interns in human medicine using an anonymous self-questionnaire Eating Attitude Test (EAT) in March 2021. Results: During the study period, 31 cases were identified among the 225 students who were selected. The average age of the participants was 22.14 years and the sex ratio was 0.77. The risk of ED was around 13.78%. These EDs are significantly more common among female students, who live alone, and those who do not have children in their care. Conclusion: The risk of ED is high among human medicine students at the Faculty of Medicine of Antananarivo.
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