%0 Journal Article
%T Influence of Education Sources On Osteoporosis Knowledge and Calcium Intake in Adult Women: A Cross Sectional Study - Influence of Education Sources On Osteoporosis Knowledge and Calcium Intake in Adult Women: A Cross Sectional Study - Open Access Pub
%A Amanda Unanski Enright
%A Yeon K. Bai
%J OAP | Home | International Journal of Nutrition | Open Access Pub
%D 2018
%X Osteoporosis prevention among women requires obtaining proper knowledge early in life about the disease, risk factors and treatments. This study compares specific education sources to osteoporosis knowledge and calcium intake. Online survey usinga convenience sampling was performed with women between ages 18 and 40. The survey measured osteoporosis knowledge, calcium consumption, and specific education source within categories of age, school classes, television, radio, newspaper, magazine, Internet, and in-person. Multiple regression analysis determined influential education sources for osteoporosis knowledge and calcium intakes. Osteoporosis knowledge was suboptimal (13.8 ¡À 3.3, as a score higher than 16 defined as ¡°adequate¡±) and average daily calcium intake was 1315.1 ¡À 609.9 mg. Age and newspaper had greatest contribution towards osteoporosis knowledge, while Internet, school classes and radio were most influential resources on calcium intakes. Creating an osteoporosis education initiative utilizing these sources is imperative for increasing disease knowledge and preventive behavior among young women. DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-14-475 Osteoporosis is a silent epidemic among postmenopausal women and the elderly worldwide.1, 2 The Surgeon General identified 10 million Americans over the age of 50 with osteoporosis, 34 million at risk, and predicted half of women over the age of 50 will have an osteoporotic fracture in their lifetime.3 Reduced bone density can be the result of inadequate growth and/or excessive loss of bone tissue, all of which increase the likelihood of fracture.4 To ensure a slow rate of bone tissue deterioration after age 30, maximum peak bone mass must be accumulated from childhood through early adulthood.5 Peak bone mass accumulation is the result of interactions between internal factors, including hereditary and hormonal, and external factors, including nutrition and physical activity.4 Physical activity, and in particular weight-bearing exercise, has demonstrated benefits before and after puberty in areas such as the hips, wrists, and legs.6, 7 One goal of Healthy People 2020 is to reduce osteoporosis among adults aged 50 and over by 10%, although prevention against the disease begins well before women enter this age bracket.8, 9 Consuming an appropriate diet of calcium and vitamin D, along with performing weight-bearing exercise, is within control of the individual, yet there is a lack of preventive behavior during the adolescent and young adult years when building peak bone mass is crucial9, 10. Knowledge and attitude
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