Identify the Risk Factors of Osteoporosis Knowledge and Practices Regarding Prevention of Osteoporosis among Postmenopausal and Postmenopausal With Breast Cancer Women in Selected Tertiary Care Hospital

Abstract

Background: Osteoporosis is defined as a decline in bone strength that raises the risk of fracture.
Because the number of people in this area is so much higher than those in the osteoporosis range. More
than 50% of the all the fractures among postmenopausal women, including hip fractures, occur in this
group with low density. Due to the lack of awareness about osteoporosis, many post - menopausal
women do not take preventative actions to protect the osteoporosis.
Materials and Methods: The study was conducted using an evaluative method and a non-probability
purposive sampling technique. The study was conducted as a descriptive one. A tertiary care hospital
was chosen for the investigation. 50 postmenopausal women 25 postmenopausal women and 25 postmenopausal
women with breast cancer), they were included in the study.
Result : 14 (28.0%) were between the ages of 46 and 50 years. The high risk was 4 (16.0 %) and the
moderate risk was 21(84.0 %) in women with breast cancer. The high risk is 1 (4.0 %) in women without
ca – breast cancer, and the moderate risk is 4 (96.0 %). The majority of postmenopausal women with
breast cancer had average knowledge, with 12 (48.0 %) having an average knowledge, 14 (56.0 %) had
average knowledge, and 10 (40.0%) had poor knowledge.The knowledge for postmenopausal women
without breast cancer (36.0%) were poor. 3 (12.0%) had good knowledge, whereas 2 (8.0%) had good
knowledge. The overall mean percentage is (40.1%). The majority of postmenopausal women with
breast cancer 18 (72.0%) and 20 (80.0%) had moderate practises for osteoporosis prevention, whereas
postmenopausal women without breast cancer had moderate practises. The overall mean percentage is
(58.1%)
Conclusion:The findings suggest that an awareness campaign should be conducted among women
during the post-menopausal period to prevent complications arising due to osteoporosis.