Awareness, attitudes and practices for osteoporosis prevention among postmenopausal women: A mixed-method survey and DEXA correlation.

Osteoporosis remains under-recognized among postmenopausal women despite its strong association with fracture risk and long-term disability. Therefore, it is of interest evaluate awareness, attitudes and preventive practices and correlated them with bone mineral density using DEXA in 200 postmenopausal women. Low bone mass was highly prevalent, with 46% osteopenia and 25% osteoporosis, while only 39% demonstrated adequate awareness and preventive practices were limited. Higher awareness and regular preventive behaviors were significantly associated with normal bone mineral density and older age, lower BMI, poor awareness and lack of exercise predicted low bone density. Thus, strengthening education, screening access and lifestyle interventions is essential to improve bone health outcomes in this population.