Board thesis at  University of Basrah - College of Medicine discussed body weight perception and weight control behaviors among adult women in Basrah. The thesis presented by student Duha Ahmed Farhan aims to estimate the prevalence of misunderstanding of body weight among adult females in Basrah city and the weight control behaviors. The thesis concluded that the most common weight-control procedure undertaken by all women was to attempt to lose weight in order to improve appearance. where it was found that more than half of the women were subjected to pressure in order to reach a certain body weight, and the social media were the most common source of pressure.