Search Articles

Home / Articles

KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE SURVEY RELATED TO OSTEOPOROSIS AMONG FEMALES WITH REPRODUCTIVE AGE

. Iraj Shahbaz Butt, Gulraiz Enderyas, Farooq Islam and Asim Raza.


Abstract

Osteoporosis is a chronic illness, and because of this, its clinical effects are sometimes not noticed until after a fracture has already happened. It also progresses silently. It is a major public health issue worldwide, and its prevalence, particularly among women, is rapidly increasing.

Objective:This study's primary goal is to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practices among females of reproductive age regarding to osteoporosis.

Methodology: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted in Gujranwala district of Pakistan from August to November 2022. Females with age between 15-49 years were included in this study. Data were collected from 378 females of reproductive age. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the information about knowledge, attitude and practice related to osteoporosis. Any ambiguities or concerns students had about the questions were clarified and addressed prior to the start of any data gathering activities.

Results:In this study, the average age was 31.83±9.055. There were 210 married women and 168 single women (44.4% and 55.6%, respectively). 319 people, or 84.4%, were educated, while 59 people, or 15.6%, were not. There were 287 people (75.9%) who live in cities, and 91 people (24.1%) who live in rural areas. Sources of information for the 378 participants included magazines (8.466%), the internet (33.60%), television (11.90%), family/friends (30.42%), and health professionals (15.61%). A positive attitude, good practice level, and overall good knowledge were all present among 138 (36.5%), 148 (39.2%), and 186 (49.2%), respectively. Age, marital status, place of residence, and education all significantly correlated with knowledge (p 0.05). Age, marital status, place of residence, and education all significantly correlated with attitude (p 0.05). Additionally, there was no discernible connection between practice and age, marital status, education, or place of residence.

Conclusion: Women of reproductive age had average attitudes, average levels of knowledge, and good practices when it came to osteoporosis. Knowledge and practise differed significantly from attitude and practise significantly from knowledge, while attitude and practise differed little from each other.

Index Terms-Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Osteoporosis, Reproductive age, KAP survey.

Download :