Osteoporosis Prevention Efforts in Middle-aged Women

Abstract

Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease that affect bone lost which can make effect permanent disability and even death. Most eldery women make further degree of osteoporosis because in eldery women decrease in hormon esterogen. The aim of this study to find out description of osteoporosis prevention efforts in middle age women in Toyomarto Village, Malang Regency, East Java, Indonesia. The design of this study is descriptive design with cross- sectional approach. Population were women aged 45- 54 years old which follow to Integrated Service in Singosari area, Malang Regency, East Java Indonesia. The sample in this study was 60 women. The sampling technique used purposive sampling with criteria inclusion women who have osteoporosis. The research instrument used questionnaire and data analyzed used univariate analysis. The result of this study show that 87% had adequate prevention efforts, 10% had insufficient prevention effort and 3% had good prevention efforts. It can be affected from any factor such as age, education, occupation, income and source of information. To increase respondent knowledge about osteoporosis prevention efforts in Singosari area its to provide counseling about avoiding risk factors, making food arrangement and doing physical and sport activities.