Objective: The study was conducted to look into the prevalence of eating disorders among female students in Ghana.
Method: 300 participants at the University of Ghana were used as samples for the study. The study adopted the Eating Disorder Diagnostic Scale as a standard questionnaire adjusting it to include particular variables the study was measuring. The data was then analyzed and reported the findings.
Result: The study found the prevalence of eating disorders among the students, even though the majority of it was present in international students. There was however the notion that Ghanaian female students did not have a problem with being fat all stages of the health care system..
