Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Osteoporosis and its management among Menopausal Women

Osteoporosis is an established and well-defined disease that affects millions of people around the world and is a major cause of morbidity osteoporosis is a major public health threat for an estimated 44 million American or 55 percent of the people 50years of age and older, in the US 10 million individuals are estimated to already have the disease and almost 31 million move are estimated to have low bone mass, placing them at increased risk for osteoporosis multiple compression fractures of the vertebrae result in skeletal deformity, osteoporosis is a costly disorder not only in terms of health care dollars but also in terms of human suffering, pain, disability and death. A Pre-experimental research design was used for the study. Self prepared knowledge questionnaire was administered to 50 menopausal women based on Non-probability purposive sampling technique.Findings of the present study shows that, highest percentage (78%) of the sample had an average level of knowledge whose score ranged between 10-18, 22% of the sample had good knowledge whose score ranged between 19-28 and 0% of the sample had poor knowledge regarding osteoporosis and its management. The mean percentage of total pre-test knowledge score was 58.29% with mean -± SD 16.32 -± 3.172. Findings also show that, 100% of menopausal women had good knowledge regarding osteoporosis and its management in the post-test whose score ranged between 20-30. The mean percentage of total post-test knowledge score was 79.57% with mean -± SD 22.28 -± 2. Ravi Kulal | Shweta Handa | Rashmi Negi"Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Osteoporosis and its management among Menopausal Women" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-1 | Issue-6 , October 2017, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd3584.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/nursing/3584/effectiveness-of-structured-teaching-programme-on-knowledge-regarding-osteoporosis-and-its-management-among-menopausal-women/-ravi-kulal