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Faiza Nazeer
Faiza Nazeer
Pakistan
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Pakistani Women Knowledge, Beliefs and Attitudes towards Osteoporosis
Author(s): Sadia Shakeel, Safila Naveed, Wajiha Iffat, Faiza Nazeer and Yumna Nida YousufSadia Shakeel, Safila Naveed, Wajiha Iffat, Faiza Nazeer and Yumna Nida Yousuf
The purpose of the present study was to assess knowledge of risk factors, identify beliefs and attitudes about osteoporosis, and delineate the healthy behaviors associated with osteoporosis in Pakistani women. This cross sectional study was conducted from Jan till June 2015 by adopting a pre validated questionnaire distributed to women between the age of 18 to 55 years, who had agreed and given consent to participate in the study. Descriptive statistics were used to demonstrate students’ demographic information and their response to the questionnaire items. Pearson’s chi-squared test was executed to evaluate the association of age, marital and educational status of respondents on their response to the questionnaire (p value < 0.05 was considered as significant). The present study revealed the response rate of 65%. Our findings revealed that majority of the participated .. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/jbb.1000252