Eating patterns and nutritional behaviours of saudi young girls: influences and contributing factors, Elham Aljaaly
Elham Aljaaly King Abdulaziz University Kingdom Saudi Arabia Purpose: To explore factors affecting eating behaviours of adolescent girls in Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia, using a theoretical framework (USA based), which used and modified with permission from the main author. Design/methods: Cross-sectional survey conducted in 18 schools and included 1519 female students (13 to 18 years […]
Personal and environmental influences on eating behaviours of adolescent girls in Saudi Arabia, Elham Aljaaly
Elham Aljaaly King Abdulaziz University Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Purpose: To explore factors affecting eating behaviours of adolescent girls in Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia, using a theoretical framework (USA based), which used and modified with permission from the main author. Design/methods: Cross-sectional survey conducted in 18 schools and included 1519 female students (13 to 18 […]
Overweight and its determinants in adolescent girls in Saudi Arabia, Elham Al-Jaaly, Margaret Lawson and Therese Hesketh
Elham Al-Jaaly, Margaret Lawson and Therese Hesketh University College London United Kingdom Abstract: There are growing concerns about increasing levels of obesity in adolescents in Saudi Arabia. To address the problem requires an understanding of the determinants. The objective of the study was to quantify the problem of overweight and obesity in adolescent girls in […]