28Jul 2017

ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE TOWARD OSTEOPOROSIS IN RIYADH, KSA.

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Background: Osteoporosis is considered as a major worldwide health problem. Little is known about its definition, risk factors and prevalence in KSA. Objectives: Evaluation of the knowledge and practice pattern of patients attending to orthopedic department in primary health care (PHC) centers in Riyadh. Methods: This was a randomized descriptive study. A reliable questionnaire was distributed among 531 patients attending 40 PHC centers in Riyadh from January 2017 to March 2017. Results: Sixty patients were rated as suffering from osteoporosis. The majority of them had college degree and were employed. Most of subjects had low knowledge score (68.7%). The practice score was good in only 31.5% of subjects with a high association between good knowledge and suffering from osteoporosis. Conclusion: A substantial level of poor knowledge and practice was found among included subjects however good knowledge was associated with female gender and young age. Educational programs should be adopted allover KSA as the low KAP levels would result in improper application of preventive programs.

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[Alshehri Shaker Hassan S. and Alshehri Hanan Hassan S. (2017); ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE TOWARD OSTEOPOROSIS IN RIYADH, KSA. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jul). 2179-2183] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Alshehri Shaker Hassan S
Orthopedic demonstrator ,King Khalid university

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4957      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4957

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