Knowledge, beliefs and practices regarding osteoporosis among female medical school entrants in Pakistan

Osteoporosis is a growing health problem around the world. The increasing incidence of osteoporotic fractures coupled with the lack of knowledge about the disease in the general community means that the disease is continuously increasing the burden on health sector and the general population. The pu...

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Published in:Asia Pacific family medicine 2017-09, Vol.16 (1), p.6-6, Article 6
Main Authors: Bilal, Muhammad, Haseeb, Abdul, Merchant, Aleena Zehra, Rehman, Abdur, Arshad, Mohammad Hussham, Malik, Maarij, Rehman, Asad Hammad Ur, Rani, Pallavi, Farhan, Emaan, Rehman, Taha S, Shamsi, Umer Sultan, Aminah, Sadia
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Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Bone density
Care and treatment
Diagnosis
Disease
Disease prevention
Epidemiology
Exercise
Females
Health aspects
Health education
Knowledge
Medical schools
Osteoporosis
Physical fitness
Population
Questionnaires
Rural areas
Students
Studies
Vitamin D
Vitamin deficiency
Womens health
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Summary:Osteoporosis is a growing health problem around the world. The increasing incidence of osteoporotic fractures coupled with the lack of knowledge about the disease in the general community means that the disease is continuously increasing the burden on health sector and the general population. The purpose of the study is to assess knowledge, attitudes and practices about osteoporosis among female medical school entrants in Karachi. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted amongst 400 female medical school entrants of DOW University of Health Sciences (DUHS) and Jinnah Sindh Medical University (JSMU). A pre validated questionnaire, Osteoporosis Knowledge Assessment Tool (OKAT), was distributed amongst the participants. A food frequency questionnaire was also distributed to determine calcium intake. Descriptive statistics and Chi square test were used to compare the two groups of students with SPSS (20.0) being utilized for analysis. A p value of
ISSN:1444-1683
1447-056X
1447-056X
DOI:10.1186/s12930-017-0036-4