A cross‐sectional survey of calcium intake in relation to knowledge of osteoporosis and beliefs in young adult women

Abstract

This investigation found that young adult women (n = 265) were very likely (80.6%) to have accurate knowledge about osteoporosis but also typically had a low calcium intake (454 mg/day). The women in this study believed that they were at risk of osteoporosis but felt that prevention was difficult. Meanwhile, they held the opinion that osteoporosis is not serious and that taking preventative measures would not be worthwhile. The factors that most strongly affected the intake of calcium by women were, in order, knowledge, number of children, self-rated health score, Body Mass Index, graduation from high school, experience of bone density examination and family history. These seven items accounted for 31.8% of the variation in calcium intake.

Osteoporosis Knowledge among Female Adolescents in Egypt

“…The purpose of this study was to assess osteoporosis knowledge among female adolescents students in secondary school in El-Minia, Egypt. The present study revealed that more than one third of the participants had known the meaning of osteoporosis, the same results were obtained from the Turkish women by Gemalmas & Oge (2008) [21] and also from Taiwan young adult women by Chang (2006-b) [22]. On the other hand higher proportions were obtained by Alexandraki et al (2007) [20] and Yeab et al (2010) [23], who conducted their studies in Malaysia and Greece respectively.…”

Risk Factors and Preventive Measures Awareness among Nursing Students Regarding Osteoporosis

“…It is similar to the present study findings which stated that more than three quarter of the subjects were aware with the proper age of building bone density but they were unaware with the foods rich in calcium (Table 6.1). This finding implies that even though women have reasonably good knowledge of osteoporosis prevention, actual calcium intake still did not reach the recommended dietary allowance in Taiwan [54].…”

Osteoporosis Health Beliefs, Knowledge and Life Habits among Women in Saudi Arabia

“…However, Edmonds et al [27] found that women had low perceived susceptibility and a moderate perceived severity of osteoporosis. Chang [28] found that young women how had good knowledge of osteoporosis had high perceived susceptibility, a low perceived severity, and believed that any osteoporosis preventive behaviors would be difficult and not important.…”