The Association between the Analysis of Students’ Age and the Association with their Level of Knowledge in Osteoporosis

The study assessed the association between students year of study and their level of knowledge in osteoporosis. A cross-sectional study design was employed. This study was carried out in two selected universities in southeast, Nigeria. The two selected universities used for this study from southeast Nigeria universities include; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Akwa and University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The target population used for the study was students in medicine and surgery, nursing, nutrition and dietetics, pharmacy and physiotherapy. The data collection was conducted using the Convenience sampling (also known as availability sampling) technique. This study size was calculated using Taro Yamane method. Facts on Osteoporosis Quiz (FOOQ) questionnaire was used as the instrument of the study. The study showed that a majority of the participants had poor knowledge of osteoporosis. On this basis it was concluded that the association between students' year of study and their level of knowledge in osteoporosis suggests a positive correlation. As students’ progress through their academic years, their understanding of osteoporosis tends to improve. One of the recommendations made was that basic osteoporosis education should be introduced in the early years of study to lay the foundation for more advanced topics later on.