Nohra Joanna, Sacre Yonna, Abdel-Nour Afif, Mannan Haider
Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, P.O Box 446, Jounieh, Lebanon.
School of Engineering, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, P.O Box 446, Jounieh, Lebanon.
J Osteoporos. 2022 May 23;2022:1188482. doi: 10.1155/2022/1188482. eCollection 2022.
The prevalence of osteoporosis is increasing in Lebanon.
We evaluated the knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to osteoporosis and correlates of its perceived high risk among people living in Beirut and Mount Lebanon districts of Lebanon.
This study is a cross-sectional study which consisted of 376 participants that were selected from the two districts within two or three households after two geographical areas were randomly selected from each stratum classified by education and altitude. They were then asked to fill a KAP survey on osteoporosis and provide information on factors likely related to its perceived high risk.
The majority of participants had a low (20.2%) and moderate (65.4%) knowledge of osteoporosis, with a higher knowledge in females than in males. A higher percentage of young people perceived it as a serious health risk than that of older people. In contrast, 85.9% participants reported drinking caffeinated beverages and 51.6% participants reported that they do not exercise. Glucose intolerance due to epigenetic and genetic factors, female sex, and older age were risk factors of a perceived high risk of osteoporosis, while any physical exercise, abstention from caffeine for 48 to 72 hours, and higher education were protective factors.
A nationwide KAP study should be conducted; likewise, awareness campaigns should be adopted.
黎巴嫩骨质疏松症的患病率正在上升。
我们评估了黎巴嫩贝鲁特和黎巴嫩山地区居民与骨质疏松症相关的知识、态度和行为，以及其被认为高风险的相关因素。
本研究为横断面研究，由376名参与者组成，这些参与者是在按教育程度和海拔高度分类的每个阶层中随机选择两个地理区域后，从两到三户家庭中挑选出来的。然后要求他们填写一份关于骨质疏松症的知识、态度和行为调查问卷，并提供可能与其被认为高风险相关的因素的信息。
大多数参与者对骨质疏松症的了解程度较低（20.2%）和中等（65.4%），女性的了解程度高于男性。与老年人相比，有更高比例的年轻人认为骨质疏松症是一种严重的健康风险。相比之下，85.9%的参与者报告饮用含咖啡因饮料，51.6%的参与者报告不进行体育锻炼。由于表观遗传和遗传因素导致的葡萄糖不耐受、女性性别和年龄较大是被认为骨质疏松症高风险的危险因素，而任何体育锻炼、48至72小时不摄入咖啡因以及较高的教育程度是保护因素。
应开展全国性的知识、态度和行为研究；同样，应开展提高认识的活动。
