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Influence of education sources on osteoporosis knowledge and calcium intake in adult women
Author(s) -
Enright Amanda,
Bai Yeon
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.841.26
Subject(s) - osteoporosis , medicine , gerontology , disease , newspaper , the internet , calcium , physical therapy , advertising , computer science , business , world wide web
Osteoporosis prevention among women requires obtaining proper knowledge early in life about the disease, risk factors and treatments. This study's aim was to compare specific education sources to osteoporosis knowledge and calcium intake. Women between ages 18 and 40 completed an online survey that 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 was performed to determine influential education sources for osteoporosis knowledge and calcium intakes. Mean age for participants was 28.7± 4.4 years; mean knowledge score was 13.8 ± 3.3 (score 16 or above is “adequate knowledge”); average daily calcium intake was 1315.1 ± 609.9 mg. Age and newspaper had greatest contribution towards osteoporosis knowledge, while internet, school classes and radio were most influential on calcium intakes. Creating an osteoporosis education initiative utilizing these sources is imperative for increasing disease knowledge and preventive behavior among young women.