Table 2 EAT-26 score among adolescents aged 12–19 years in Addis Ababa high schools, 2016
Factor I (dieting) | Always N, (%) | Very often N, (%) | Often N, (%) | Sometimes, rarely and never N, (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Terrified of being overweight | 73 (8.7) | 35 (4.2) | 43 (5.1) | 685 (81.9) |
Aware of the calorie content of foods that I eat | 129 (15.4) | 85 (10.2) | 85 (10.2) | 537 (64.2) |
Particularly avoid food with high carbohydrate content | 50 (6) | 48 (5.7) | 59 (7.1) | 679 (81.2) |
Feel extremely guilty after eating | 15 (1.8) | 11 (1.5) | 25 (3) | 785 (93,9) |
I am extremely preoccupied with a desire of thinner | 77 (9.2) | 25 (3) | 49 (5.9) | 685 (81.9) |
Think burning up calories when I exercise | 60 (7.1) | 23 (2.8) | 81 (9.7) | 672 (80.4) |
Other people think that I am too thin | 38 (4.5) | 25 (3) | 29 (3.5) | 744 (89) |
Avoid food with sugar in them | 29 (3.5) | 51 (6.1) | 85 (10.2) | 671 (80.3) |
Eat diet food | 40 (4.8) | 29 (3.5) | 42 (5) | 725 (86.7) |
Feel uncomfortable after eating sweets | 35 (4.2) | 26 (3.1) | 58 (6.9) | 717 (85.8) |
Engage in dieting behavior | 38 (4.5) | 24 (2.9) | 48 (5.7) | 72 (86.8) |
Like my stomach to be empty | 32 (3.8) | 39 (4.7) | 52 (6.2) | 713 (85.3) |
Enjoy trying new rich food | 162 (19.4)a | 199 (23.8)b | 201 (24)c | 274 (32.8)d |
Factor II (Bulimia and food preoccupied) | ||||
Find myself preoccupied with food | 44 (5.3) | 57 (6.8) | 44 (5.3) | 691 (82.7) |
Have gone on eating binges where I feel that I may not be able to stop | 38 (4.5) | 58 (6.9) | 43 (5.2) | 697 (83.4) |
Vomit after I have eaten | 5 (0.6) | 9 (1.1) | 12 (1.4) | 810 (96.9) |
Feel that food control my life | 33 (3.9) | 28 (3.3) | 65 (7.8) | 710 (84.9) |
Give too much time and thought to food | 27 (3.2) | 30 (3.6) | 39 (4.7) | 740 (88.5) |
Have the urge to vomit after meals | 11 (1.3) | 10 (1.2) | 4 (0.5) | 811 (97) |
Factor III (oral control) | ||||
Avoid eating when I am hungry | 20 (2.4) | 32 (3.8) | 37 (4.4) | 747 (89.4) |
Cut my food into pieces | 57 (6.6) | 128 (15.3) | 68 (8.1) | 583 (69.7) |
Feel that others would prefer if I ate more | 63 (7.5) | 51 (6.1) | 80 (9.6) | 642 (76.8) |
I am preoccupied with the thought with of having fat on my body | 61 (7.3) | 36 (4.3) | 66 (7.9) | 673 (80.5) |
Take longer than other to eat my meal | 25 (3) | 41 (4.9) | 82 (9.8) | 688 (82.3) |
Display self-control around food | 27 (3.2) | 23 (2.8) | 54 (6.5) | 732 (87.6) |
Feel that others pressure me to eat | 58 (6.9) | 42 (5) | 86 (10.3) | 658 (77.8) |