Perception of body image among urban and rural secondary school girls in Kuala Terengganu area

Abstract

Body image plays an important role in the management of body weight, especially among female adolescent and teenagers. This study were conducted to examine the difference of body image perception among secondary school girls in urban and rural in Kuala Terengganu area and their knowledge about the right body image perception. Body mass index screening and anthropometry measurement was done on 300 secondary school students. A BMl-for-age more than 85 percentile and between above 5th and below 85 percentile were used as identifying suitable subjects of overweight and normal weight, respectively.