Abstract: Osteoporosis is a skeletal disease in which bones become brittle and prone to fracture. More than 200 million women worldwide have osteoporosis, thereby implying an urgent need for preventive strategies.
Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge and attitude of women regarding prevention and management of osteoporosis.
Materials And Method: It was a cross sectional study and was conducted in selected nursing colleges in Saudi Arabia. Data analysis was done by using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Result: In this study the data showed out of 54 samples under 18 years of age women’s the knowledge mean was 6.0with ± 1.41, 19-25 years women’s the mean was 5.3 with ± 1.11,in 26-30 years women’s mean was 4.5 with ± 1.65,for 31-35 Years women’s mean was 4.8 with ± 1.16,for 36-40 years women’s mean was 5.1 with ± 2.04.That means in younger age groups knowledge is more as comparing to the elder age groups. In this study most of the samples showed that they were agreed (69.15%) with the opinions. A very few samples were disagreed (6.5%) with the opinions and (24.38%) showed a do not know response. Our study revealed that there is no co-relation between knowledge and attitude. Knowledge has significant positive correlation with Prevention and Management .There was no association between knowledge with their age and no association between attitudes with their educational status. It is concluded that majority of women in this study were not having adequate knowledge regarding osteoporosis.
Keywords: Osteoporosis, worldwide, Prevention and Management, educational status.
Title: Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge and Attitude of Women Regarding Prevention and Management of Osteoporosis in Al-namas, Saudi Arabia
Author: Ms. Cicily Joseph, Mrs. Sheeliya White
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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