TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PLANNED TEACHING ON PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF OSTEOPOROSIS AMONG WOMEN ABOVE AGE OF 35 YEARS

Ms. Kanchan Athwal; Mrs. Seema Singh

Volume : VII, Issue : II, February - 2018

TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PLANNED TEACHING ON PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF OSTEOPOROSIS AMONG WOMEN ABOVE AGE OF 35 YEARS

Ms. Kanchan Athwal, Mrs. Seema Singh

Abstract :

Osteoporosis is one of the metabolic bone disorder and remains and increasingly significant problem, affecting 200 million individuals worldwide. Objectives:- To assess the existing knowledge about prevention and management of osteoporosis among women age above 35yrs.To associate the knowledge with selected demographic variables. Method & material:- The study was conducted in selected area of Wardha. One group pre test post test design was used. Sample size 60 among women above 35 years. Result :-The mean pre test score was 4.55�1.556 and mean post test knowledge score was11.95�1.333. From the findings the knowledge score regarding prevention and management of osteoporosis that planned teaching was effective as majority of the participants of the participants had very good knowledge in post test. < clear="all" style="page-eak-before:always;mso-eak-type:section-eak" />