Background: Osteoporosis is one of the most common metabolic bone diseases. The purpose
of this study was to investigate the effect of a prevention program based on health belief model
on osteoporosis among women.
common metabolic bone diseases
Methods: In this quasi-case study, 120 patients (60 cases and 60 control), registered under the
health centers in Fasa City, Fars Province, Iran were selected in 2014. A questionnaire
consisting of demographic information, Health Belief Model (HBM) constructs was used to
measure nutrition and walking performance for prevention of osteoporosis before, immediately
after the intervention and six months later. Bone mineral density (BMD) was recorded at the
lumbar spine and femur before and six months after intervention. Data were analyzed using
SPSS19 via chi-square test, independent t-test, and Repeated Measures ANOVA at significance
level of 0.05.