Research Article
Body Weight Concerns among Urban Adolescent Girls: A Microlevel Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic profile of the study participants.
| | Variables | Hindu
| Muslim
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| | Age group | | | | | | ≤13 years | 34 (21.38) | 19 (15.70) | 4.76 | 53 (18.93) | | 14–16 years | 96 (60.38) | 88 (72.73) | 184 (65.71) | | ≥17 years | 29 (18.24) | 14 (11.57) | 43 (15.36) | | Family size | | | | | | ≤3 members | 49 (30.82) | 1 (0.83) | 64.77** | 50 (17.86) | | 4–6 members | 97 (61.01) | 73 (60.33) | 170 (60.71) | | ≥7 members | 13 (8.18) | 47 (38.84) | 60 (21.43) | | Socioeconomic characteristics | | | | | | Father’s occupation | | | 60.28** | | | Skilled and nonskilled workers | 10 (6.29) | 40 (33.06) | 50 (17.86) | | Business | 59 (37.11) | 62 (51.24) | 121 (43.21) | | Service | 90 (56.60) | 19 (15.70) | 109 (38.93) | | Father’s level of education | | | | | | Below 10 years | 27 (16.98) | 82 (67.77) | 78.02** | 109 (38.93) | | 10–12 years | 65 (40.88) | 27 (22.31) | 92 (32.86) | | More than 12 years | 67 (42.14) | 12 (9.92) | 79 (28.21) | | Mother’s level of education | | | | | | Below 10 years | 35 (22.01) | 93 (76.86) | 86.49** | 128 (45.71) | | 10–12 years | 84 (52.83) | 25 (20.66) | 109 (38.93) | | More than 12 years | 40 (25.16) | 3 (2.48) | 43 (15.36) | | Influence of media | | | | | | Exposure to television | | | | | | Yes | 143 (89.94) | 52 (42.98) | 71.68** | 195 (69.64) | | Exposure to newspapers | | | | | | Yes | 77 (48.43) | 24 (19.83) | 24.36** | 101 (36.07) | | Exposure to magazines | | | | | | Yes | 109 (68.55) | 29 (23.97) | 54.65** | 138 (49.29) |
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Significant at 0.05 level; **significant at 0.01 level.
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