title: Osteoporosis knowledge among female school students in Jordan.
abstract: Although osteoporosis is a preventable disease affecting millions of people, public awareness remains low. This study used a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design to explore osteoporosis knowledge among adolescent female students in Jordan. A questionnaire was administered to 148 students recruited from a secondary school in the city of Irbid before and after a series of health education sessions based on the health belief model. A significant increase in overall scores for osteoporosis knowledge was seen (mean score pretest = 24.1 and posttest = 29.8, P < 0.001). Further research geared toward the follow-up of attained knowledge and behavioural change over time is greatly needed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maternal and Child Health, Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan. lub2001@just.edu.jo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Abushaikha
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Omran
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barrouq
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007597:Jordan / Q000453:epidemiology; D017145:Models, Educational; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012572:School Health Services; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014930:Women / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology