Low knowledge of osteoporosis and its risk factors in urban Indian adults from Pune city, India
| Autor: | Nidhi Kadam, Shashi Chiplonkar, Vaman Khadilkar, Anuradha Khadilkar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Gerontology
Adult Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Urban Population Osteoporosis Medicine (miscellaneous) India Nutritional Status 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Aged 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Mean age Middle Aged medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Social Class Cohort Population study Educational Status Female Knowledge test business Research Paper |
| Zdroj: | Public Health Nutr |
| ISSN: | 1368-9800 |
| Popis: | ObjectiveTo assess knowledge of osteoporosis and its risk factors and to explore associations between knowledge and various sociodemographic factors in Indian adults.DesignCross-sectional study. The Revised Osteoporosis Knowledge Test (OKT) was used to assess knowledge of osteoporosis. Four scores (OKT-total, range 0–32; OKT-exercise, range 0–20; OKT-nutrition, range 0–26; OKT-risk factors, range 0–14) were generated by giving 1 point to every correct answer and 0 points for incorrect or ‘not known’ answers.SettingTertiary-care hospital in Pune city, India.ParticipantsAdults aged 40–75 years (n477; 234 males) enrolled through voluntary routine health checks and health camps.ResultsMean age of the study population was 54·6 (sd9·5) years. Half the participants were aware of osteoporosis and could correctly define it. Women showed significantly higher median OKT-total and OKT-nutrition scores than men (PPPPP>0·1).ConclusionsUnderstanding about osteoporosis and its risk factors is low in the present cohort of Indian men and women. There is need to create awareness programmes aimed at both men and women especially targeting those with lower education, lower socio-economic status and no previous exposure to osteoporosis. |
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