期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2014
卷号：21
期号：2
页码：364-368
DOI：10.5604/1232-1966.1108606
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Introduction. Osteoporosis is recognized by the World Health Organization as a disease associated with the progress ofcivilization, also called the ‘epidemic of the 21st century’.Objective. An attempt to portray the level of knowledge and health behaviours of societies of selected countries of theworld in the prevention of osteoporosis, based on available studies.Materials and method. Theoretical concepts and reviews of current published studies.Results. Accessible study findings conducted worldwide are not exhaustive and often present the subject in a fragmentaryway. Data presented in the presented article shows that knowledge of osteoporosis among the Polish population and thepopulation of selected countries of the world appears insufficient in the issues associated with its prophylaxis and prevention;they also testify to a disregard and lack of application of the principles of a healthier lifestyle in daily life regarding this stilllittle-known illness. Since the number of people threatened with osteoporosis, as well as the number of bone fractures, isconstantly rising, versatile action should be undertaken aimed at preventing falling ill and progression of the disease.Conclusions. After reviewing the literature, it was realized that few researchers have been interested in the issue ofosteoporosis. This fact is proved by an insufficient amount of publications dealing with the subject and the problemassociated with osteoporosis from the point of view of the public. The findings of presented study show that most often thesubject is not portrayed as a whole, but concerns only selected preventive behaviours or learning about some risk factors.
关键词：osteoporosis; prophylaxis; level of knowledge; health behaviours; society
