creators_name: Yee , Bit-Lian
creators_name: Agatha Christeeble Padang, 
creators_name: Goh, Lay-Khim 
creators_name: Saedah Muda, 
type: article
datestamp: 2022-08-08 02:50:37
lastmod: 2022-08-08 02:50:37
metadata_visibility: show
corp_creators: Open University Malaysia (OUM)
title: Knowledge and Awareness Regarding Osteoporosis Among A Selected Community of Miri, Sarawak
ispublished: pub
subjects: RA
subjects: RA0421
subjects: RT
full_text_status: none
keywords: awareness, cross-sectional, knowledge, osteoporosis, prevalence, public
abstract: Osteoporosis is one of the diseases concerned and has been identified as having a significant increase in the progression of aging in the world. The incidence of total hip fracture cases associated with osteoporosis is expected to increase because of the rise in the prevalence of the elderly as an effect on high life expectancy and good health services quality. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to investigate level of knowledge and awareness of osteoporosis among public in Sarawak, Malaysia. This cross-sectional study was conducted to 224 public respondents. We used questionnaire on knowledge, attitude and practices by Tripathi and colleagues. Result of this study indicated that demographic variables gender and educational level had significant association with level of knowledge among public but not for the age, races, marital status, occupational and household income variables. In conclusion, this study revealed that most respondents presented with high knowledge with high level of awareness regarding osteoporosis disease. It is recommended that to be continued the effort by local authority regarding health promotion on issues surrounding osteoporosis. (Abstract by authors)
date: 2022
date_type: published
publication: Caring: Indonesian Journal of Nursing Science 
volume: 4
number: 1
pagerange: 24-38
id_number: https://doi.org/10.32734/ijns.v4i1.8809
refereed: TRUE
official_url: https://talenta.usu.ac.id/IJNS/article/view/8809
citation:   Yee , Bit-Lian and Agatha Christeeble Padang,  and Goh, Lay-Khim  and Saedah Muda,   (2022) Knowledge and Awareness Regarding Osteoporosis Among A Selected Community of Miri, Sarawak.  Caring: Indonesian Journal of Nursing Science , 4 (1).  pp. 24-38.