Anti-fat attitudes of Nutrition undergraduates in Brazil toward individuals with obesity
Obesity-related prejudice and discrimination may have a source in health professionals and students. The objective was to assess anti-fat attitudes among Brazilian nutrition undergraduates who reported demographic data, weight, height and responded the Antifat Attitudes Test (AFAT) and the Brazilian...
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Published in | Ciência & saude coletiva Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 747 - 760 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English Portuguese |
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Brazil
Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva
01.02.2022
ABRASCO - Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva |
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Summary: | Obesity-related prejudice and discrimination may have a source in health professionals and students. The objective was to assess anti-fat attitudes among Brazilian nutrition undergraduates who reported demographic data, weight, height and responded the Antifat Attitudes Test (AFAT) and the Brazilian Silhouette Scales to assess body image satisfaction and perception. Total and subscales of AFAT scores were compared among categories using the Mann-Whitney U test. Associations of participants' characteristics with the AFAT were analyzed using multiple linear regression. Total AFAT score was positively associated with male sex (ß: .13; p < .001), age (ß: .06; p < .001), educational institution outside capital (ß: .03; p < .05), private institutions (ß: .08; p < .001); and negatively associated with income (ß: -.05; p = .006), participants who perceived themselves with increased BMI (ß: -.15; p < .001) and those at the third year of course (ß: -.05; p = .041). Subscales scores were positively associated with male sex and age; and negatively associated with those who perceived themselves heavier. They have anti-fat attitudes especially if they were man, older, from private institutions, are at the beginning of the course, and have lower household income - and less weight bias if they perceived with increased BMI. |
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ISSN: | 1413-8123 1678-4561 1678-4561 |
DOI: | 10.1590/1413-81232022272.02342021 |