Determinant of Osteoporosis Preventive Behaviors among Perimenopausal Women: A Cross-Sectional Study to Explore the Role of Knowledge and Health Beliefs.
Wafaa T Ibrahim ElgzarMohammed Hassan NahariSamiha H SayedHeba A IbrahimPublished in: Nutrients (2023)
Osteoporosis is a silent chronic disease, and many people did not discover it until they were diagnosed with a fracture. Therefore, regular scanning and appropriate Osteoporosis Preventive Behaviors (OPB) are the management cornerstone. OPB is strongly affected by personal knowledge and health beliefs. This study explores the role of knowledge and health beliefs as determinants of OPB among perimenopausal women. This cross-sectional study was performed on 1075 perimenopausal women in Najran City, Saudi Arabia, from January 2023 to March 2023. The data collection instrument is a self-reported questionnaire consisting of basic data, the OPB scale, an osteoporosis knowledge assessment tool, and the osteoporosis health belief scale. The current study results showed that approximately one-quarter (27.8%) of the study participants had high OPB with an overall mean of 20.83 ± 5.08 grade. The group practicing high OPB demonstrated a higher knowledge mean (11.37 ± 2.99) than the low OPB group (9.93 ± 3.51). In addition, all health beliefs constructs significantly differed among the low and high OPB groups ( p ˂ 0.05). The participant's age, occupational status, educational level, attendance of training courses, and history of bone fractures were significantly associated with high OPB. Osteoporosis knowledge, perceived susceptibility, perceived seriousness, exercises' perceived benefits, and health motivations are positive predictors of high OPB ( p ˂ 0.05). The study concluded that osteoporosis-related knowledge and health beliefs-especially perceived susceptibility, perceived seriousness, exercises' perceived benefits, and health motivations-are positive predictors of high OPB. The health belief model can be an effective tool used to determine high-risk groups who practice low OPB and build need-based educational interventions.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- mental health
- postmenopausal women
- public health
- bone mineral density
- physical activity
- depressive symptoms
- health information
- social support
- health promotion
- pregnant women
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- primary care
- metabolic syndrome
- risk assessment
- human health
- mass spectrometry
- insulin resistance
- pregnancy outcomes
- high resolution
- big data
- risk factors
- artificial intelligence
- drug induced
- bone regeneration
- virtual reality