Abstract
Osteoporosis is known as a pediatric disease with geriatric consequences. The need for
bone health, awareness of controllable risk factors and prevention of osteoporosis begins during
one’s youth (Campbell, 2012; Cannada, 2016; Evenson & Sanders, 2016; Edmonds, Turner, &
Usdan, 2012; Ford et al., 2011; Gammage et al., 2009; Gammage et al., 2012). Currently, most
health information and health campaigns focus on older adults. To promote measurable
improvements in reducing the number of cases of osteoporosis, the focus for change needs to
start as early as teenage and young adult age. In addition to the general population trends, rates
specifically associated with the nonwhite U.S. population are expected to increase. Burge (2007)
reported that the 2005 “distribution of fractures by race/ethnicity among women reveals that
whites have 89% of the total, followed by black (4%), Hispanic (4%), and other women (3%)”
(p. 468). Burge further reported that projections between 2006 and 2025 reveal that “fractures
and costs among the nonwhite population will increase from 14% and 12% in 2005, respectively,
to 21% and 19% in 2025” (p. 468). This study identified the need to increase knowledge,
attitudes, beliefs and behaviors of college students of various racial/ethnic groups as related to
osteoporosis.
Original language | American English |
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Qualification | Ph.D. |
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State | Published - May 2018 |
Keywords
- osteoporosis
- college students
- knowledge
- attitudes
- beliefs
- behaviors
Disciplines
- Musculoskeletal Diseases
- Public Health Education and Promotion
- Women's Health