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Osteoporosis among Postmenopausal Women in Jordan: A National Cross-Sectional Study

Rami Saadeh, Duaa Jumaa, Lina Elsalem, Anwar Batieha, Hashem Jaddou, Yousef Khader, Mohammed El-Khateeb, Kamel Ajlouni and Mohammed Z. Allouh
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Rami Saadeh: Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
Duaa Jumaa: Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
Lina Elsalem: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
Anwar Batieha: Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
Hashem Jaddou: Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
Yousef Khader: Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
Mohammed El-Khateeb: The National Center (Institute) for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Genetics, University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
Kamel Ajlouni: The National Center (Institute) for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Genetics, University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
Mohammed Z. Allouh: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 14, 1-11

Abstract: Osteoporosis is considered a widespread health problem that affects senior citizens, particularly older women, after the menopause. This national study aimed to estimate the prevalence of osteoporosis among Jordanian postmenopausal women and to determine the association of demographic and nutritional factors, such as calcium and vitamin D supplement intake, with osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 884 postmenopausal women aged ≥50 years. A multistage sampling technique was used to select participants from three geographic regions of Jordan (north, middle, and south). The data were collected from the participants by a team of field researchers comprising men and women through a standard questionnaire. The prevalence of osteoporosis was 19.8% among postmenopausal Jordanian women. The study results showed that age ( p ˂ 0.001), geographic region ( p = 0.019), occupation ( p = 0.002), and educational level ( p = 0.001) were significantly associated with osteoporosis. Moreover, osteoporosis was significantly associated with calcium and vitamin D supplement intake ( p < 0.05). There is a high prevalence of osteoporosis among postmenopausal Jordanian women. Therefore, there is a need to educate women at this age, and probably at an earlier age, to prevent or reduce the development of osteoporosis.

Keywords: osteoporosis; vitamin D; calcium; menopause (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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