%0 Journal Article
%T THE PREVALENCE OF OBESITY STIGMATIZATION AMONG PRIVATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN SHAH ALAM, MALAYSIA
%A Afiqah Rajib
%A Khin Hla Hla Thein
%A Hasanain Faisal Ghazi
%A Tiba Nezar Hasan
%J global journal of public health medicine
%R -
%X Introduction: Stigma and discrimination toward obese person are pervasive and have created various consequences for their psychological and physical health. Various studies in American society showed obese  person  are  negatively  stereotyped.  The  aim  of  the  study  is  to identifying  the  perceptions  of students towards the obesity stigmatisation. Methods: This study used 300 students who will answer a self-administered  questionnaire  on  obese  stigmatization.  A  total  of  150  male  (50%)  and  150  female (50%) are targeted in thisresearch. The study used a convenience sampling method to collect the data using self-administered questionnaires Result: The findings showed that a total of 51% of the students had  negative  attitude  towards  obesity.  There  was  a  significant  correlation  between  attitude  towards obesity stigmatization and eating disorder with (r = 0.201) and between attitude and body image with (r= 0.245)Conclusion:A total of 51% of the students had negative attitude towards obesity. More health promotion and awareness ona balance diet and to understand the perspective view towards obesity stigmatization.
%K Obesity
%K stigmatization
%K attitudes
%K emotional eating
%K body image.
%U https://www.gjphm.org/index.php/gjphm/article/view/5/4