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This study evaluates the attitudes and practices regarding obesity and its complications among medical students.

Attitude and Practice regarding Obesity and its Complications among Medical Students of University of Al-Qadissiyah/ Iraq

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Cross-sectional study evaluates medical students' attitudes and practices toward obesity, suggesting a need for health promotions.

This study evaluates the attitudes and practices regarding obesity and its complications among medical students.
Cross-sectional study involving 136 medical students from University of Al-Qadissiyah.
Descriptive and inferential statistics used to analyze questionnaire responses.
Chi-square test, Independent t-test, and one-way ANOVA applied for data analysis.
32 students (23.5%) had insufficient or low attitude towards obesity.
81 students (59.6%) exhibited insufficient or low practice regarding obesity management.
Differences in attitude and practice between preclinical and clinical groups were statistically insignificant (p=0.688 and p=0.391, respectively).

Abed et al. (2026) studied this question.

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