Osteoporosis in developing countries

R Handa, AA Kalla, G Maalouf - Best practice & research Clinical …, 2008 - Elsevier
Osteoporosis poses a huge challenge in developing countries due to demographic
transition and aging of the population coupled with limited availability of resources. The …

Prevalence of osteoporosis and its reproductive risk factors among Jordanian women: a cross-sectional study

S Shilbayeh - Osteoporosis international, 2003 - Springer
Extensive differences in the osteoporosis epidemiological pattern among geographic and
ethnic groups have been reported. The evidence concerning association of multiple …

[PDF][PDF] The effect of osteoporosis health education program based on health belief model on knowledge and health beliefs towards osteoporosis among Jordanian …

MZ Malak, ZT Toama - European Scientific Journal, 2015 - Citeseer
This study was conducted to assess the effect of osteoporosis health education program
based on Health Belief Model on knowledge and health beliefs towards osteoporosis …

Prevalence and predictors of osteoporosis and the impact of life style factors on bone mineral density

A Bener, M Hammoudeh, M Zirie - APLAR Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and predictors of osteoporosis
and the impact of life style factors on bone mineral density (BMD) in premenopausal and …

[PDF][PDF] Osteoporosis knowledge among female school students in Jordan

L Abushaikha, S Omran, L Barrouq - … Health Journal, 15 (4), 906-911 …, 2009 - apps.who.int
Although osteoporosis is a preventable disease affecting millions of people, public
awareness remains low. This study used a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design to …

Relationship between DNA methylation changes and skeletal muscle mass

JA Gim, SY Lee, SC Kim, KW Baek, SH Seo, JI Yoo - BMC Genomic Data, 2023 - Springer
Background Sarcopenia is a disease diagnosed in the elderly. In patients with sarcopenia,
the muscle mass decreases every year. The occurrence of sarcopenia is greatly affected by …

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) and turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) supplementation effects on quality of life, body composition, bone mineral density and osteoporosis …

D Aghamohammadi, N Dolatkhah… - … of Complementary and …, 2021 - degruyter.com
Objectives Phytomedicine is widely suggested for the prevention of chronic disease, but
evidence for a favorable effect on bone health is lacking. The present study will investigate …

Osteoporosis amongst Jordanians: effect of pharmacist-directed brochure education on people's knowledge

E Elayeh, A Akour, A Yousef, D Farah, M Hamaly… - Tropical Journal of …, 2014 - ajol.info
Purpose: To assess osteoporosis knowledge among Jordanian people and to evaluate the
effect of a pharmacist-directed brochure on the knowledge. Methods: This study was an …

[PDF][PDF] Perception and awareness of osteoporosis and its related risk factors among women: A cross-sectional study.

M Ayyash, K Jaber, R Daghash… - Electronic Journal of …, 2023 - researchgate.net
Objectives: This study was designed to assess the awareness of women of the risk factors
and preventive measures of osteoporosis. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that was …

Evaluation of calcium content of drinking water supplies and its effect on calcium deficit in Jordan

M Al-Mahasneh, H Mousa, H Jalamneh… - … and Water Treatment, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, calcium intake by Jordanians from diet and different sources of water was
evaluated. For this purpose, a questionnaire was prepared and distributed to 300 persons in …