Body Shaming and Women's Mental Health: Public Health Challenge for Gender Equity—A Perspective Article
Shani Kondo Omari, Lydia Issaria Mosses, Hussein Hassan Mwanjali · 2026
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Shani Kondo Omari, Lydia Issaria Mosses, and Hussein Hassan Mwanjali offer a 2026 perspective on body shaming as a public health harm to women's mental health. Mocking weight, shape, or looks can cut self-worth and drive low mood and anxiety.
The authors draw on world health and psychology guidance, therapy studies, and policy frames including Agenda 2063 of the African Union. Talking therapies and school programs have cut body distress in trials, and one large self-esteem project has reached millions of young people. Evidence from African settings stays thin. The piece calls for action that treats body shaming as a fairness issue, not a private worry.
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| CREATOR | Shani Kondo Omari, Lydia Issaria Mosses, Hussein Hassan Mwanjali |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41142 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |