Sociodemographic variation in knowledge of osteoporosis and locally available calcium-rich foods among urban women living on low incomes in Davao, Philippines.
We explored knowledge of osteoporosis and locally available calcium-rich foods among 1,151 urban women in the Philippines and analyzed the cross-sectional associations of their responses to questions about knowledge with their age, educational background, and family income status. In total, 80.3% of the women had heard about osteoporosis; a higher educational background independently predicted this awareness. For knowledge about locally available calcium-rich foods, older age was a positive predictor, whereas higher educational background was a negative predictor. We believe that more emphasis should be placed on locally available foods as part of nutritional education for young urban Filipinos.
Miura
Shoko
S
International Nutrition, Graduate School of Humanities & Sciences, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo, Japan. miura-shoko@umin.ac.jp
Yagi
Masumi
M
Saavedra
Ophelia L
OL
Yamamoto
Shigeru
S
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015519:Bone Density; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004034:Diet Surveys; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008875:Middle Aged; D009752:Nutritional Status; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010679:Philippines; D011204:Poverty Areas; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult
D002136:Calcium, Dietary