Medical Science
Volume 25, Issue 109, March, 2021
Awareness of osteoporosis among general population in Ha’il city, Saudi Arabia
Abdelmuhsin Omer Ahmed Hassan1, Khalid Farhan Alshammari1♦, Yousef Fauwaz Bakrshoom2, Abdulmalik Fehaid Alhamazani2, Abdulmajeed Saud Alsadun2
1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine,
University of Ha’il, Saudi Arabia
2College of Medicine, University of Ha’il, Saudi Arabia
♦Corresponding author
Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine,
University of Ha’il,
Saudi Arabia;
Email: kf.alshammari@outlook.com
ABSTRACT
Background: Osteoprosis is a common systemic disaes most prvalent in menopausal women. In absence of many studies from Saudi Arabia that have been published in this topic, we conducted this study to assess the public knowledge and awareness towards osteoporosis. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that was carried out using a self-administered structured online survey tool through the “Google Forms” platform. The inclusion criteria were all individuals who agreed to participate in the study, aged ≥18 years, and residing orworking in Haʼil city. There were no restrictions on gender, eduaction, nationality, occupation, or socioeconomic level of the participants. All data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 26.0. Results: A total of 701 valid responses were included in the final analysis, with a mean age of 32.64±10.38 years. Most of the participants were females (74.61%) and residing in Ha’il city (86.59%) and the majority of them were Saudi (97.72%). There was an obvious defect in the participants’ total awareness, with a mean score of 11.56±3.66; out of 22 possible points. Moreover, there was no significant association between the total awareness score and age, gender, residence, nationality, educational level, employment, or marital status. Conclusion: Further approaches to increase the awareness levels among the general population are needed to intervene against the potential complications and enhance the prognosis.
Keywords: osteoporosis; Ha’il; awareness; Saudi Arabia
Medical Science, 2021, 25(109), 689-695
