P0329 - Bulimia among female students in Marrakesh

Abstract

Introduction:

Bulimia is a public health problem, there are no studies assessing this disorder in the university environment in our country. The aim of the work was to determine the prevalence of bulimia and unusual eating behaviour, to assess their sociocultural and physical profile, and to evaluate the depression as psychiatric comorbidity.

Population and Methods:

We carried out an epidemiology's investigation among 480 female's students in four universities and one higher education school, using a questionnaire which allows the study of sociodemographic and physical characteristics (BMI), the study of the bulimia (BITE) and the assessment of depression (Beck score).

Results:

4% of students had bulimia and 32.2% had an unusual eating behavior. 21.05% had a severe bulimia. The appetite suppressant was the most used ways to lose weight in the two groups and urban origin was predominant among the two groups. The lifestyle had no influence on the two groups. The medical school had most of bulimia and unusual eating behavior. Bulimia was predominant in the middle of university studies and the unusual eating behavior was at the beginning and the end of the studies. Bulimic female students were more over weighted and those with unusual eating behavior were more normal stoutness. Depression was common in both of the groups.

Conclusion:

this study demonstrates that bulimia and unusual eating behavior exist in Marrakech and similar surveys in other towns are necessary to better determine the prevalence of this disorder in our society and seek risk factors.