Assessment of the ideal body image of women in Accra, Ghana

被引：21

作者：

Duda, Rosemary B.

Jumah, Naana Afua

Hill, Allan G.

Seffah, Joseph

Biritwum, Richard

机构：

[1] Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Dept Surg, Boston, MA 02115 USA

[2] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Boston, MA 02115 USA

[3] Harvard Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Populat & Int Hlth, Boston, MA 02115 USA

[4] Univ Ghana, Korle Bu Teaching Hosp, Dept Obstet & Gynaecol, Accra, Ghana

[5] Univ Ghana, Korle Bu Teaching Hosp, Dept Community Med, Accra, Ghana

来源：

TROPICAL DOCTOR | 2007年 / 37卷 / 04期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1258/004947507782332883

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

The hypothesis tested in this study was that the 'traditional build' is the culturally valued body shape by Ghanaian women. Culturally sensitive figural stimuli were designed to assess the current body image (CBI) and the ideal body image (IBI) of Ghanaian women. The most frequently selected model for the CBI was one that represented a slightly overweight woman; the IBI selected was consistent with a representation of normal body mass index; and the least healthy image was that figure that represented morbidly obesity.

引用

页码：241 / 244

页数：4

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