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Abstract
The current study was conducted in order to assess nutritional knowledge and food behavior of osteoporosis among women in Sharkia Governorate, Egypt. Sources of information about osteoporosis and dietary intake of participants were also evaluated. This study was a descriptive-analytical study. Data was collected using a questionnaire that was distributed to 300 randomly selected women from Sharkia Governorate (150 healthy women and 150 patients diagnosed with osteoporosis). Results estimated that the most of healthy women (39.33%) were between 24 < 40 years old. While, (38.70%) were between 40 – 55 years old in patients. The highest percentage of educational levels for healthy women were 44% (secondary school), whereas, in patients were 43.3% (bachelor). The largest proportion of healthy women and patients for family income were 2000 < 4000 L.E per month. 66% of healthy women hadn’t relative suffering from osteoporosis. Almost half of the patients had fractions. Also, the results indicated that there were statistically significant differences in healthy women and patients and their age, education, job, marital status, history of osteoporosis in the family, menstruation, fractures, calcium & vitamin D supplements and practiced exercises. Television appear to play the main role for osteoporosis information for respondents. The highest percentage of participants had average level of general knowledge, knowledge of rick factors and knowledge of protective factors about osteoporosis. The majority of healthy and patient women was 68% and 71.3%, respectively, had average level about food behavior. There were statically significant differences between respondents (healthy women and patients) and levels of knowledge about general knowledge, protective factors and total knowledge for osteoporosis. Most of respondents who had average level of knowledge has high education level. Healthy women (30.3%) and patients (45.5%) who had average level of knowledge have fractures and this association is statically significant. The results showed that most of participants who had average level of food behavior, were from average level of total knowledge about osteoporosis and this association was statically significant. The results illustrate that the highest percentage of patients take less than recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of macronutrients and micronutrients which are important to prevent osteoporosis. It can be concluded that the most of subjects had average level of knowledge and food behavior about osteoporosis, while, low percentage had high level. Patients are taken low amount from healthy some foods which prevent osteoporosis such as green leafy vegetables and some foods rich in calcium and vitamin D.
Therefore, the respondents need awareness programs to raise their knowledge and food behavior levels about osteoporosis.