Maria Aslam, Farooq Azam Khan, Ufaq Ishtiaq, Shaista Mehmood.
Assessment of knowledge about osteoporosis among female students of Sharif Medical and Dental college, Lahore.
J Sharif Med Dent Coll Jan ;3(1):8-11.

Objective: To assess the knowledge of female medical students of Sharif Medical and Dental College about osteoporosis. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional descriptive epidemiological study carried out on female medical students of Sharif medical and dental college, Lahore. The study included 320 medical students. Knowledge about osteoporosis was assessed by a questionnaire and was analyzed by SPSS version 23. Results: Our results showed that among the 320 medical students, 13 (4.1%) scored excellent, 197 (61.6%) good, 74 (23.1%) average, 35 students (10.9%) scored poor and 1 (0.3%) had very poor score on osteoporosis knowledge assessment tool (OKAT). Conclusion: This study concluded that most of the students had good knowledge about osteoporosis and it can be prevented if its knowledge is raised among young female medical students. Keywords: Osteoporosis. Female medical students. Osteoporosis knowledge assessment tool.

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