The Comparison of Knowledge Level and Awareness of Osteoporosis Between Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Women
TURK OSTEOPOROZ DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF OSTEOPOROSIS, vol.26, no.1, pp.10-18, 2020 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 26 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2020
- Doi Number: 10.4274/tod.galenos.2019.46320
- Journal Name: TURK OSTEOPOROZ DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF OSTEOPOROSIS
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.10-18
- Keywords: Osteoporosis, awareness, knowledge, woman, PREVENTION, ATTITUDE, BELIEFS, MEN
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objective: Osteoporosis (OP) is an important common public health problem among postmenopausal women. It is significant to know the life styles which support the bone health in order to prevent the disease. Our aim was to compare the knowledge and awareness levels of OP in premenopausal and postmenopausal women.