Assessment of Osteoporosis Knowledge Test among Community Population in Abha City, KSA | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||
| Article 30, Volume 69, Issue 3, October 2017, Pages 2176-2180 PDF (307.84 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.12816/0041078 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Alanazi Munif Saleh1; Abdullah Eid Alahmadi2; Malik Abdul Rahman Almalki2; Ahmed Ali Jaafari3; Taef Hassan Al-Hussan4; Mohammad Ali Alfaifi4; Mohammed Abobakr Alammari5; Abdullah Ismail Alsharif6 | ||
| 1Northern Border University | ||
| 2Taibah University | ||
| 3Jazan University | ||
| 4King Khalid University | ||
| 5Batterjee Medical College | ||
| 6Tabuk University | ||
| 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. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Osteoporosis; Awareness; Radiology; Abha | ||
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