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ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS REGARDING OSTEOPOROSIS AND ITS RISK FACTORS AMONG FEMALE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN MIRPUR AZAD KASHMIR A QUESTIONNAIRE BASED CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpsr.2020(V-I).01      10.31703/gpsr.2020(V-I).01      Published : Dec 2020

Assessment of Knowledge and Awareness Regarding Osteoporosis and its Risk Factors among Female University Students in Mirpur Azad Kashmir: A Questionnaire Based Cross Sectional Study

Abstract

    To assess the knowledge and awareness of osteoporosis and its risk factors among female university students in Mirpur Azad Kashmir. A cross-sectional study was carried out in female university students in Mirpur Azad Kashmir using a self-administered questionnaire. Knowledge and awareness of osteoporosis was assessed using OKAT (Osteoporosis Knowledge Assessment Tool) and descriptive analysis by using SPSS (version 25). Pearson Chi-Square test (p < 0.05) was used to assess significance.Mean age of the participants was 22.45 + 1.279 years. Mean total score was 11.86 + 3.3. The overall score of knowledge was moderate (68.8%). There was a significantly high difference about risk factors, complications, and preventive measures of osteoporosis between the two groups (p = 0.000). Discipline and family history of disease were significantly associated with overall knowledge score. This study concluded that overall knowledge of osteoporosis among female students was moderate. A well-structured education programs must be added to curriculum to prevent osteoporosis in later stages.

    Home Economics, Mirpur Azad Kashmir, Osteoporosis, OKAT, Pharmacy

    (1) Husna Khalid
    MPhil Candidate, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Rauf ul Hassan
    Associate Professor, Department of Pulmonology, Quaid-i-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Iqra Aurangzeb Khan
    Pharmacist, Akson College of Pharmacy, Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
    (4) Huma Farooq
    Pharmacist, Akson College of Pharmacy, Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
    (5) Zafar Iqbal
    Director, Drug Testing Laboritiries, Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Khalid, H., Hassan, M. R. u., & Khan, I. A. (2020). Assessment of Knowledge and Awareness Regarding Osteoporosis and its Risk Factors among Female University Students in Mirpur Azad Kashmir: A Questionnaire Based Cross Sectional Study. Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, V(I), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpsr.2020(V-I).01

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Khalid, Husna, Muhammad Rauf ul Hassan, and Iqra Aurangzeb Khan. 2020. "Assessment of Knowledge and Awareness Regarding Osteoporosis and its Risk Factors among Female University Students in Mirpur Azad Kashmir: A Questionnaire Based Cross Sectional Study." Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, V (I): 1-8 doi: 10.31703/gpsr.2020(V-I).01

HARVARD

    HARVARD : KHALID, H., HASSAN, M. R. U. & KHAN, I. A. 2020. Assessment of Knowledge and Awareness Regarding Osteoporosis and its Risk Factors among Female University Students in Mirpur Azad Kashmir: A Questionnaire Based Cross Sectional Study. Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, V, 1-8.

MHRA

    MHRA : Khalid, Husna, Muhammad Rauf ul Hassan, and Iqra Aurangzeb Khan. 2020. "Assessment of Knowledge and Awareness Regarding Osteoporosis and its Risk Factors among Female University Students in Mirpur Azad Kashmir: A Questionnaire Based Cross Sectional Study." Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, V: 1-8

MLA

    MLA : Khalid, Husna, Muhammad Rauf ul Hassan, and Iqra Aurangzeb Khan. "Assessment of Knowledge and Awareness Regarding Osteoporosis and its Risk Factors among Female University Students in Mirpur Azad Kashmir: A Questionnaire Based Cross Sectional Study." Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, V.I (2020): 1-8 Print.

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    OXFORD : Khalid, Husna, Hassan, Muhammad Rauf ul, and Khan, Iqra Aurangzeb (2020), "Assessment of Knowledge and Awareness Regarding Osteoporosis and its Risk Factors among Female University Students in Mirpur Azad Kashmir: A Questionnaire Based Cross Sectional Study", Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review, V (I), 1-8

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Khalid, Husna, Muhammad Rauf ul Hassan, and Iqra Aurangzeb Khan. "Assessment of Knowledge and Awareness Regarding Osteoporosis and its Risk Factors among Female University Students in Mirpur Azad Kashmir: A Questionnaire Based Cross Sectional Study." Global Pharmaceutical Sciences Review V, no. I (2020): 1-8. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpsr.2020(V-I).01