Osteoporosis Knowledge among Female Adolescents in Egypt

Abstract

Abstract:Osteoporosis is a growing chronic health problem that could result in mortalities and poor living quality.Although osteoporosis is a preventable disease affecting millions of people, the public awareness remains low and the most effective prevention of this disease is founded during childhood and adolescence when the prevention is actually the easiest. Aim: The current study assessed osteoporosis knowledge among female adolescents students in selected secondary school at El-Minia, Egypt. Methods: Information was gathered through across-sectional survey. Self-administered questionnaire consisted of 58 items assessing knowledge regarding osteoporosis was administered to one hundred and twelve female adolescent aged 15-18 years in one secondary school. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data. Results: Regarding knowledge of the studied sample about osteoporosis, it was found that 38.4 % of the studied sample didn't know the meaning of osteoporosis, more over 75.9 % of them didn't know what to do in the case of osteoporosis. Majority of the studied sample (90.2 %) mentioned exposure to sunlight as one of the preventive measures from osteoporosis. Conclusion: The present study revealed lack of awareness about osteoporosis among female adolescent, hence the findings highlight the need for educational interventions to enhance female adolescents' knowledge about osteoporosis.

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) Regarding Osteoporosis among General Population in Saudi Arabia

“…Women are more likely to develop osteoporosis than men for 3 main reasons, first, women normally have a lower peak bone mass than men, second, women experience an accelerated loss of bone following the hormonal changes associated with menopause and third, women generally live longer than men so they continue to experience the bone loss associated with aging for a longer time [12], for these reasons women need to be more educated regarding osteoporosis especially before menopause. In this study 44.4% correctly define osteoporosis which was higher than findings of study (36.6%) in Egypt [13].…”

Risk Factors and Preventive Measures Awareness among Nursing Students Regarding Osteoporosis

“…Exercising on a regular basis is less likely to get osteoporosis was agreed by the majority of the study subjects (Table 7). This is supported of a research by [48] who studied "Osteoporosis knowledge among female adolescents in Egypt". They reported that "students knew that regular exercise can protect against osteoporosis, but this knowledge does not translate to practices; nearly one-half of the students were exercising at a minimal level and not on regular basis".…”

“…4). This is supported by a study by [48] who studied "Osteoporosis knowledge among female adolescents in Egypt" and stated that most of their participants identified regular exercise as a preventive measure for osteoporosis and were aware of the benefits of exercise in preventing osteoporosis.…”

Assessment of Awareness and Knowledge about Osteoporosis in Relation to Health Prevention among Patients Treated in Osteoporosis Clinics

“…In a study by Hammoudeh et al, low calcium intake (96.7%), older age (89.5%) and a family history of osteoporosis (86.0%) were the most commonly selected [43]. Egyptian respondents most frequently indicated female gender (48.4%), older age (29.8%) and low calcium content in the diet (5.7%) [44]. In our own study, the following were most often indicated: older age (50.5%), calcium deficiency in the diet (46.6%) and consumption of large amounts of tea and coffee (42.4%), while menopause was relatively rarely associated with this disease (22.3%).…”

“…Based on the above results, it can be concluded that osteoporosis is associated in society with being elderly and following a diet low in calcium. A relatively small percentage of respondents also associated cigarette smoking and caffeine consumption with osteoporosis [38,42,44].…”