Jabber Fatima Raheem, Muttaleb Wisam Mashaan
MSN, Department of Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
PHD, Department of Maternal and Neonate Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
J Educ Health Promot. 2025 Mar 28;14:104. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_722_24. eCollection 2025.
Osteoporosis is a growing epidemic that threatens the health of people all over the world. Unfortunately, many women still do not take the necessary precautions to avoid osteoporosis, and many have incorrect ideas about the disease. The current study aimed to assess women's knowledge of osteoporosis.
This cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study was performed by purposive sampling on 383 menopausal women aged 45-65 years covered by all health centers from November 8, 2023 to April 20, 2024 in Diwaniyah Iraq. The osteoporosis knowledge assessment tool was used to evaluate participants' knowledge. Data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics in SPSS version 27 software.
In this study, a significant proportion of participants demonstrated poor knowledge (13.5%), while 64.4% had average knowledge, and 22.1% exhibited good knowledge. The study did not find statistically significant differences in participants' knowledge based on employment status, marital status, or residence ( = 0.062, = 0.403, = 0.192, respectively). However, there is a statistically significant correlation between participants' knowledge and their level of education ( = 0.010).
The participants exhibit average knowledge regarding osteoporosis. This finding underscores the importance of increasing osteoporosis knowledge to reduce the risk of harm and healthcare costs. Consequently, a comprehensive women's health program should incorporate various components of osteoporosis prevention.
骨质疏松症是一种日益严重的流行病，威胁着全世界人们的健康。不幸的是，许多女性仍然没有采取必要的预防措施来避免骨质疏松症，而且许多人对这种疾病存在错误的认识。本研究旨在评估女性对骨质疏松症的了解情况。
本横断面描述性分析研究采用目的抽样法，于2023年11月8日至2024年4月20日在伊拉克迪瓦尼耶对所有健康中心覆盖的383名45 - 65岁的绝经后女性进行了研究。使用骨质疏松症知识评估工具来评估参与者的知识水平。数据在SPSS 27版软件中使用描述性和分析性统计方法进行分析。
在本研究中，很大一部分参与者知识水平较差（13.5%），而64.4%的人知识水平一般，22.1%的人知识水平良好。该研究未发现参与者的知识水平在就业状况、婚姻状况或居住地点方面存在统计学显著差异（分别为P = 0.062、P = 0.403、P = 0.192）。然而，参与者的知识水平与其教育程度之间存在统计学显著相关性（P = 0.010）。
参与者对骨质疏松症的了解处于一般水平。这一发现强调了增加骨质疏松症知识以降低伤害风险和医疗成本的重要性。因此，一个全面的女性健康计划应纳入骨质疏松症预防的各个方面。
