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- Title
Assessment of Osteoporosis Knowledge Test among Community Population in Abha City, KSA.
- Authors
Munif Saleh Alanazi; Abdullah Eid Alahmadi; Ahmed Ali Jaafari; Taef Hassan Al-Hussan; Mohammad Ali Alfaifi; Mohammed Abobakr Alammari; Malik Abdul Rahman Almalki; Abdullah Ismail Alsharif
- Abstract
Background: there is a high prevalence of osteoporosis in KSA indicating a low preventive measures and a lack of knowledge about radiological investigations importance and hazards. Objectives: assessing the general knowledge of osteoporosis risks, screening, treatment and physical activity as well as evaluating the awareness about radiological investigations timing and effects. Methods: a community survey study based on a reliable questionnaire that was distributed among general community in Abha city from March 2017 to June 2017. Results: most of subjects were young, females and have college degree. Only 17% of subjects reported having osteoporosis. Most of participants (52%) have good overall general knowledge but only 42% had good knowledge regarding the calcium recommendations and 21% have good knowledge about importance of physical activity in prevention of osteoporosis. 60% of subject shave good knowledge about the risk factors of osteoporosis and 75% had good knowledge regarding the symptoms and radiological investigations. Conclusion: The overall knowledge in Abha City was good in 52% of subjects however, the levels of knowledge about preventive measures were poor while the majority had adequate knowledge regarding the risk factors, symptoms and radiological investigations. Although, a moderate prevalence of good knowledge, educational programs must be adopted by health authorities to motivate healthy behaviors for prevention of osteoporosis in our community.
- Subjects
OSTEOPOROSIS; RADIOLOGY; PHYSICAL activity; CALCIUM; PREVENTIVE medicine; RISK perception
- Publication
Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2017, Vol 69, Issue 3, p2176
- ISSN
1687-2002
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12816/0041078