International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Article Exploring Weight Stigma in Saudi Arabia: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study Nora A. Althumiri 1,* , Mada H. Basyouni 1,2, Norah AlMousa 1,3, Mohammed F. AlJuwaysim 1,4, Adel A. Alhamdan 5 , Faisal Saeed Al-Qahtani 6, Nasser F. BinDhim 1,7,8 and Saleh A. Alqahtani 9,10 1 Sharik Association for Health Research, Riyadh 13326, Saudi Arabia;
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[email protected] (N.F.B.) 2 Ministry of Health, Riyadh 11176, Saudi Arabia 3 Public Health College, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia 4 Pharmacy College, King Faisal University, AlAhsa 31982, Saudi Arabia 5 Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11362, Saudi Arabia;
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[email protected] M.H.; AlMousa, N.; AlJuwaysim, M.F.; Alhamdan, A.A.; Al-Qahtani, Abstract: Background: Weight stigma (WS) in the Middle East, especially in Saudi Arabia, is widely F.S.; BinDhim, N.F.; Alqahtani, S.A.