Prevalence and Factors Associated with Eating Disorders in Military First Line of Defense against COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study during the Second Epidemic Wave in Peru.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 20(4)2023 Feb 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2225211
ABSTRACT
Few studies have evaluated eating disorders in military personnel engaged in defense activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with eating disorders in military personnel from Lambayeque, Peru. A secondary data analysis was performed among 510 military personnel during the second epidemic wave of COVID-19 in Peru. We used the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) to assess eating disorders. We explored associations with insomnia, food insecurity, physical activity, resilience, fear to COVID-19, burnout syndrome, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress and selected sociodemographic variables. Eating disorders were experienced by 10.2% of participants. A higher prevalence of eating disorders was associated with having 7 to 12 months (PR 2.97; 95% CI 1.24-7.11) and 19 months or more (PR 2.62; 95% CI 1.11-6.17) working in the first line of defense against COVID-19, fear of COVID-19 (PR 2.20; 95% CI 1.26-3.85), burnout syndrome (PR 3.73; 95% CI 1.90-7.33) and post-traumatic stress (PR 2.97; 95% CI 1.13-7.83). A low prevalence of eating disorders was found in the military personnel. However, prevention of this problem should be focused on at-risk groups that experience mental health burdens.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Feeding and Eating Disorders
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COVID-19
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Military Personnel
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Peru
Language:
English
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijerph20042848
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