Perceived Knowledge of University Females Community about Osteoporosis

Abstract

Abstract Osteoporosis is a progressive decline in the bone mass, which occurs with no alterations to the bone’s composition. It is associated with increased bone fragility that may eventually lead to fractures. This aimed to assess the university females' level of knowledge about osteoporosis and to investigate the relationship between females' demographic characteristics and level of knowledge. Descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional design was adopted for this study which includes 382 participants. A self-reported web-based questionnaire was used to recruit study participants. The results shows that two thirds of them 67.5% were in the age group 20–30 year and single. 67.3% get their knowledge from mass media and more than half of the respondents demonstrated had poor level of knowledge toward osteoporosis. Therefore, an educational based studies and programs should be targeted and directed to improve the awareness of the public toward osteoporosis.