A Project on Knowledge Regarding Osteoporosis Among Housewives in Bangladesh

Abstract

Osteoporosis is one of the most common physiological disorders among the people in Bangladesh and worldwide. The main objective of the study was to find out the level of knowledge related to osteoporosis including risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, prevention and their attitude regarding osteoporosis screening among housewives in different areas of Bangladesh. In this study, the data was collected from 270 housewives. Majority of them were undergraduate and graduate, a little portion was illiterate. In spite of having proper education, 11% among 270 housewives, did not even heard term osteoporosis. This may be due to their ignorance in health knowledge. Those who know about osteoporosis, 48% do not have any clear idea about the treatment and diagnosis procedure, 64% housewives are only concerned about getting osteoporosis. A portion of them (56%) mentioned few risk factors, but 38% of them are unable to say at least one frisk factor of osteoporosis, 77% have false believe about the prevention of osteoporosis. Majority of the people rarely discuss with family and never discuss with physician. But women take calcium supplement regularly, after the age of 40 mostly. Overall finding suggest that the knowledge about risk factors, protective factors and treatment among mass people concerning osteoporosis was relatively poor and need to be improved. So some steps should be taken wit the help of professionals to make them aware of this physiological disorder