Eqtait Faeda A, Hammad Bahaaeddin M, Ayed Ahmad J, Salameh Basma S, Fashafsheh Imad H, Khalifeh Anas H, B Ashtawy Mohammed A L
Faculty of Nursing, Arab American University, Jenin, Palestine.
Department of Community & Mental Health, Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zarqa University, Zarqa, Jordan.
PLoS One. 2025 May 19;20(5):e0323851. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0323851. eCollection 2025.
Osteoporosis is a growing health problem worldwide. Increasing awareness, knowledge, and promoting healthy behaviors in regard to osteoporosis and related risk factors are important targets in preventive behaviors.
This study aimed to investigate maternity nursing students' knowledge, beliefs, and preventive behaviors regarding osteoporosis.
A cross-sectional study was conducted on a convenience sample of maternity nursing students at a private university in Palestine. The researchers collected data through self-administered questionnaires, included the Osteoporosis Knowledge Assessment Tool and Health Belief Scale. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS version 26, employing both descriptive and inferential statistics.
A total of 139 students completed the questionnaire with a response rate of 92.6%. The students demonstrated an average level of knowledge about osteoporosis with a mean score of 10.38 (SD = 4.48). Common risk factors identified were caffeine intake (69.9%), smoking (55.9%), and low calcium intake (46.3%). The mean Osteoporosis Health Belief Scale score was 124.87 (SD = 24.21), with high perceived benefits for exercise (22.43 ± 5.61) and calcium intake (21.01 ± 5.11) but low susceptibility (13.26 ± 4.77). Knowledge was significantly higher in fourth-year students (p = 0.034) and overweight participants (p = 0.020). Calcium supplementation predicted health belief scores (p = 0.011), while academic year and sun exposure had no significant impact.
The current study confirmed that maternity nursing students had average knowledge about osteoporosis. There is a gap between the students' beliefs about osteoporosis and their daily lifestyle. Therefore, a special attention should be paid to raise the level of osteoporosis awareness among nursing students through health education program. as well as broader integration of osteoporosis in nursing curricula is urgently warranted.
骨质疏松症是一个在全球范围内日益严重的健康问题。提高对骨质疏松症及其相关风险因素的认识、知识水平，并促进健康行为，是预防行为的重要目标。
本研究旨在调查产科护理专业学生对骨质疏松症的知识、信念和预防行为。
对巴勒斯坦一所私立大学的产科护理专业学生进行了一项横断面研究，采用便利抽样法。研究人员通过自填式问卷收集数据，问卷包括骨质疏松症知识评估工具和健康信念量表。使用SPSS 26版对收集的数据进行分析，采用描述性统计和推断性统计方法。
共有139名学生完成了问卷，回复率为92.6%。学生们对骨质疏松症的知识水平处于中等，平均得分为10.38分（标准差=4.48）。确定的常见风险因素包括咖啡因摄入（69.9%）、吸烟（55.9%）和钙摄入量低（46.3%）。骨质疏松症健康信念量表的平均得分为124.87分（标准差=24.21），对运动（22.43±5.61）和钙摄入（21.01±5.11）的感知益处较高，但易感性较低（13.26±4.77）。四年级学生（p=0.034）和超重参与者（p=0.020）的知识水平显著更高。补充钙可预测健康信念得分（p=0.011），而学年和阳光照射则无显著影响。
本研究证实，产科护理专业学生对骨质疏松症的知识水平处于中等。学生对骨质疏松症的信念与他们的日常生活方式之间存在差距。因此，应特别关注通过健康教育计划提高护理专业学生对骨质疏松症的认识水平，并且迫切需要在护理课程中更广泛地纳入骨质疏松症相关内容。
