Journal Article

Dietary Awareness Range of Osteoporosis Disease and its Relationship to the Health Status for Public Education Teachers at Age Group between 40-60 Years Old in Al Madinah Al Munawwara

Amer, Afaf Hamza Basheer

2015

Overview

Background: Osteoporosis is common in Saudi Arabia and the burden of management in an aging population will increase in coming decades globally osteoporosis constitutes a public health problem. There is still no national policy nor consensus on screening for this silent disease. Objective: The study was aimed to investigate the female teacher's awareness for osteoporosis and choices of food, nutritional awareness for osteoporosis, background of calcium and vitamin D and investigated how these factors could impact on their food choices and their bone health. Methodology: This study was carried out on 160 female teachers chosen from several secondary schools, Al Madinah Al Munawwarah, KSA, and ranged in age from 40- 60 years. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaire consisting of socio-demographic, Health state, anthropometric, serum vitamin D and Dietary awareness Data collected to assess knowledge attitude and practice about osteoporosis. It included 14 questions which is about knowledge, attitude towards the disease Dietary awareness and prevention of osteoporosis. Evaluation done by giving each correct answer 1 and for wrong and don't know score of 0. Results: the most of female teachers 45% were suffering from overweight, and 25% of them were healthy weight, 20% of them were suffering from moderately obese, while 56.9% of them were not suffering from diseases, while about 43.1% of them were suffering from diseases, 13.4% of them were suffering from hypertension, and 8% of them were suffering from osteoporosis, and 6.7% of them suffering from, diabetes mellitus. the most of subjects 72.5% were suffering from vitamin D insufficiency, dietary awareness level in the study sample, the most of female secondary teachers 52.5% have middle level of dietary awareness, despite the fact that most of the teachers were of higher level of education are university graduates, while 38.1 % of them have high level of dietary awareness, and finally 9.4% of them have low level of dietary awareness, with mean value 10.01±2.16 correct answer/questions for all study sample. There is a statistically significant relationship between dietary awareness degree and health state at (P<0.01), also there is a statistically significant relationship between dietary awareness degree level of serum vitamin D. In conclusion: Osteoporosis knowledge was middle among Saudi female teachers, thus attitude and practices also low towards this disease. This finding is similar to other studies done in the kingdom in different cities, but there was no response. So this will enhance health authorities to create program to up raise the awareness of the community for this important disease, especially at primary health care levels and at school.

• Publisher: جامعة طنطا - كلية التربية النوعية
• Subject: التوعية الغذائية / السعودية / المشكلات الصحية / ترقق العظام / معلمي التعليم العام