Osteoporosis is a progressive skeletal disease that affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide, predominantly postmenopausal women. The aim of this study: was to assess the awareness of working women toward osteoporosis. Research design: A descriptive research design was utilized in this study. Setting: This study was conducted in Benha University Administration. The sample: A simple random sample was used to choose 200 women. Two instruments were used. Instrument one: Social characteristics of the sample structured interview questionnaire, medical history, knowledge andpractices of the studied sample. Instrument two: Osteoporosis risk factors checklist. Results: ages of 37% of the studied women from 30-40 years old, women who had no knowledge about osteoporosis were 41%, women who had satisfactory practices were 69.5%. Conclusion: many women had poor total knowledge about osteoporosis and poo total practice. Recommendations: Health educational program should be developed and implemented for all women to increase their awareness regarding prevention of osteoporosis.
Sayed, A., Abd EL-Meged, H., & Mahmoud, A. (2019). Awareness of working women regarding. Menoufia Nursing Journal, 4(1), 45-63. doi: 10.21608/menj.2019.153124
MLA
Asmaa A. Sayed; Hanna A. Abd EL-Meged; Amina A. Mahmoud. "Awareness of working women regarding". Menoufia Nursing Journal, 4, 1, 2019, 45-63. doi: 10.21608/menj.2019.153124
HARVARD
Sayed, A., Abd EL-Meged, H., Mahmoud, A. (2019). 'Awareness of working women regarding', Menoufia Nursing Journal, 4(1), pp. 45-63. doi: 10.21608/menj.2019.153124
VANCOUVER
Sayed, A., Abd EL-Meged, H., Mahmoud, A. Awareness of working women regarding. Menoufia Nursing Journal, 2019; 4(1): 45-63. doi: 10.21608/menj.2019.153124
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