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EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME ON OSTEOPOROSIS AMONG THE WOMEN IN SELECTED COMMUNITY AREA IN CHENGALPATTU DISTRICT.

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Mrs. Suganthi.K., Dr. C. Kanniammal
» doi: 10.31838/ecb/2023.12.s2.277

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Introduction: Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disorder characterized by progressive decline of bone mass and bone quality, leading to bone fragility and an increased risk of fracture. Osteoporosis occurs when bone resorption outpaces bone formation during bone remodeling. Mostly women’s are affected with osteoporosis. Improving knowledge about osteoporosis raises awareness among women. The aim of the study was to assess the level of knowledge on osteoporosis among women, to evaluate the effectiveness of educational programme on osteoporosis among women and to associate the post-test level of knowledge score with their demographic variables Methods: Quantitative approach to identify the effectiveness of educational programme on knowledge regarding Osteoporosis among women was used for this study. Research design was pre experimental one group pretest and post test. The study was conducted in Maraimalai Nagar. The Sample size was 50 and Convenient Sampling technique was used to select the samples who satisfy the sampling criteria from the selected setting. The data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: There was a significant improvement in post-test knowledge scores of the women regarding osteoporosis (M=15.22, SD=2.31) compared to the pre test scores(M=7.08,SD=2.39) with the ‘t ‘ value of 24.340 at p=0.000. The study concluded that educational programme for effective.

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