Osteoporosis knowledge and beliefs among postmenopausal women: A cross-sectional study from a teaching hospital in southern India

Senthilraja, Manickavasagam; Cherian, Kripa Elizabeth; Jebasingh, Felix; Kapoor, Nitin; Paul, Thomas; Asha, Hesarghatta Shyamasunder

doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_95_19

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“…The participants of our study had poor knowledge about the risk factors and the consequences of osteoporosis and the findings show that 50% of the participants had attained adequate knowledge with a median score of 12 and the remaining half of the participants attained less than 12, and they are with inadequate knowledge. A similar deficit in knowledge was observed in a study conducted by Senthilraja et al, 11 where 60% of participants had very poor knowledge.…”

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A Study to Assess the Osteoporosis Knowledge and Preventive Practice among Menopausal Women: A Community Based Survey

Thomas

Paul

2022

Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU

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Background and Objectives Osteoporosis is a multifactorial and slowly emerging global health problem. Along with menopause, one out of three women between the age group of 50 to 60 years in India suffers from osteoporosis. Indian women have an early age onset of osteoporosis as compared to their Western counterparts. The current study assessed osteoporosis knowledge and preventive practice among menopausal women. The study's objectives were to 1) assess the osteoporosis knowledge and preventive practice among women, 2) find the correlation between the knowledge and preventive practice among menopausal women, and 3) find the association of knowledge and preventive practice with selected demographic variables. Methods A quantitative nonexperimental research approach with a descriptive correlational survey design was adopted in the study. A total of 100 samples between the ages of 45 and 56 years were the participants. Data were collected using demographic proforma, a self-structured knowledge questionnaire, and a preventive practice checklist. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Results The majority of the menopausal women (65%) were between the age group of 53 and 56 years and 79% of menopausal women were having primary education, 77% of them were unskilled workers. Fifty percent of the participants had shown adequate knowledge with a median score of 12 and the remaining half of the participants had a knowledge score < 12. The knowledge score among women was 11.47 ± 2.4 with a maximum score of 17 and the minimum score of 5. With regard to the preventive practice, the participants were 20.12 ± 2.22. Conclusion The study showed a gross deficit in osteoporosis knowledge among menopausal women and they were following unhealthy practices in their lifetime. There is a need to prioritize designing appropriate awareness campaigns regarding osteoporosis among subjects who are at risk, according to their level of literacy.

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“…Study conducted by Senthilraja et al 11 demonstrates that the mean age of attainment of menopause was 46 years. This is consistent with another study conducted by Ahuja 12 in which the average age of menopause of an Indian woman was 46.2 years.…”

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A Study to Assess the Osteoporosis Knowledge and Preventive Practice among Menopausal Women: A Community Based Survey

Thomas

Paul

2022

Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU

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“…[ 21 ] Few authors from India reported poor awareness of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women are noted. [ 18 22 23 24 ]…”

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To study the awareness of osteoporosis in postmenopausal Indian women in a Northeast part of India

Shaki¹,

Sanjay²,

Gupta³

et al. 2021

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Aim and Objective: Our study's objective is to determine the level of awareness in postmenopausal women in Guwahati, Northeast part of India, using the Osteoporosis Health Belief Scale (OHBS). Settings and Design: Osteoporosis is the most common silent health problem in postmenopausal Indian women. An awareness level among this subset of women needs to study. The present study is based on a self-explanatory questionnaire. Methods: We conducted a self-explanatory questionnaire study on 2000 postmenopausal women in Guwahati, North East region of India. The bone mineral density (BMD) was measured using calcaneum Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) to assess BMD. Baseline characteristics were noted and analyzed. Results: The awareness level was noted only in757 (37.85%). Women with education level 12 th standard and above have some awareness regarding osteoporosis. Conclusions: Based on the present study, we can conclude that there is a lack of awareness in postmenopausal women regarding osteoporosis in India's North-East region. This subset of women is unaware of the condition that can leads to fragility fracture if not address in time. The study emphasizes that health care professionals should conduct frequent awareness programs in the community to prevent this silent disease, and morbidities so arise from osteoporosis can be minimized.

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“…In the absence of awareness, these individuals are likely to remain unaware of their susceptibility to developing osteoporosis. They might not consider requesting diagnostic examinations, adopting preventive measures against the onset of the disease, or recognizing that osteoporosis can commence well before the onset of menopause [12]. Consequently, they could mistakenly believe that preventive actions only become relevant after menopause.…”

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Knowledge and practice regarding prevention of osteoporosis among Iraqi women

Yahyaa,

Al-Samarrai

2023

jidhealth

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Background: Osteoporosis is known to cause long-acting disability. This study aimed to explore the knowledge, and preventive practice among women attending the primary health centers (PHC) in Al Ramadi City, west of Iraq. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between January and March 2022. A simple random sampling technique was recruited to collect samples using face-to-face interviews of women during the routine visit to PHCs. Univariate and bivariate were used to analyze the data. The statistical package for the social sciences was used for data analysis. Results: Two hundred and fifty women were interviewed with a mean age of 37.9 ±11.3 years. The majority of them were married (87.0%), and unemployed or housewives (66.0%). Although, most of the participants heard about osteoporosis (238, 95.2%), and the possibility to cause pain before the occurrence of fracture (67.6%), the average knowledge score on osteoporosis was 55.75 ± 18.87. Furthermore, the surveyed women reported that practices of sunlight exposure (p=0.000), calcium-rich foods (p=0.003), and Vitamin D supplementation (p=0.022) are significantly related to reducing the risk of Osteoporosis. Healthcare providers played a significant role to support women with osteoporosis-related knowledge. Conclusion: Although most women heard about the disease, their level of knowledge was modest, which might affect the measures necessary to prevent the disease.

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Osteoporosis knowledge and beliefs among postmenopausal women: A cross-sectional study from a teaching hospital in southern India

Cited by 31 publications

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A Study to Assess the Osteoporosis Knowledge and Preventive Practice among Menopausal Women: A Community Based Survey

A Study to Assess the Osteoporosis Knowledge and Preventive Practice among Menopausal Women: A Community Based Survey

To study the awareness of osteoporosis in postmenopausal Indian women in a Northeast part of India

Knowledge and practice regarding prevention of osteoporosis among Iraqi women

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