OSTEOPOROSIS KNOWLEDGE, OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTING BEHAVİORS AND EATING HABITS AMONG HIGHLY EDUCATED YOUNG PREMENOPAUSAL TURKISH WOMEN

dc.contributor.authorKaya, Neşe
dc.contributor.authorKurtbeyoglu, Emine
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-24T16:23:46Z
dc.date.available2025-02-24T16:23:46Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentNuh Naci Yazgan
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to determine osteoporosis knowledge, osteoporosis preventing behaviors and eating habits among highly educated young premenopausal women under the age of bone mineralization termination. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 189 academic and administrative staff of Erciyes University, aged 18-35 years. The knowledge level of osteoporosis was evaluated with the Turkish version of the Osteoporosis Knowledge Test (OKT). Osteoporosis preventing behaviors and eating habits of participants were assessed. Despite the high educational level of women, they had poor levels of knowledge about osteoporosis. The mean total score for knowledge achieved by all women, out of a possible score of 24, was 14.08±3.69 or 58.6%. The mean nutrition subscale score was 9.63±3.07 and the exercise subscale score was 9.19±2.85. The total osteoporosis knowledge score and nutrition subscale scores were higher among women who have adequate consumption (?3 servings/day) of dairy products (p
dc.identifier.doi10.33457/ijhsrp.1159652
dc.identifier.endpage245
dc.identifier.issn2602-3482
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.startpage236
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.33457/ijhsrp.1159652
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14440/229
dc.identifier.volume7
dc.language.isotr
dc.publisherRojan GÜMÜŞ
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Health Services Research and Policy
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_DergiPark_20250317
dc.subjectOsteoporosis
dc.subjectOsteoporosis knowledge
dc.subjectCalcium
dc.subjectNutrition
dc.titleOSTEOPOROSIS KNOWLEDGE, OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTING BEHAVİORS AND EATING HABITS AMONG HIGHLY EDUCATED YOUNG PREMENOPAUSAL TURKISH WOMEN
dc.typeArticle

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