Table 3.
Awareness and learning level of osteoporosis among professional and academic postgraduate students in orthopaedics (N = 97)
| Q&A | Professional degree | Academic degree | Total | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have you ever heard of osteoporosis? | ||||
| Yes | 52(94.5%) | 36(85.7%) | 88(90.7%) | 0.169 |
| No | 3(5.5%) | 6(14.3%) | 9(9.3%) | |
| Are you familiar with osteoporosis? | ||||
| Yes | 36(65.5%) | 14(33.3%) | 50(51.5%) | < 0.001* |
| No | 19(34.5%) | 28(66.7%) | 47(48.5%) | |
| Have you received instruction and training in osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment? | ||||
| Yes | 20(36.4%) | 4(9.5%) | 24(24.7%) | 0.002* |
| No | 35(63.6%) | 38(90.5%) | 73(75.3%) | |
| Do you want to understand osteoporosis more systematically? | ||||
| Yes | 50(90.9%) | 36(85.7%) | 86(88.7%) | 0.524 |
| No | 5(9.1%) | 6(14.3%) | 11(11.3%) | |
| What are the main ways you learn about osteoporosis? | ||||
| Textbooks | 28(50.9%) | 17(40.5%) | 45(46.4%) | 0.001* |
| Journal* | 6(10.9%) | 19(45.2%) | 25(25.8%) | |
| Internet* | 17(30.9%) | 4(9.5%) | 21(21.6%) | |
| Lectures | 4(7.3%) | 2(4.8%) | 6(6.2%) | |
| Which part of osteoporosis would you like to learn? (Multiple choice) | ||||
| Etiology | 34(61.8%) | 40(95.2%) | 74(76.3%) | < 0.001* |
| Symptomatic | 50(90.9%) | 36(85.7%) | 86(88.7%) | 0.524 |
| Therapy | 44(80.0%) | 38(90.5%) | 82(84.5%) | 0.157 |
| Prevention | 48(87.3%) | 40(95.2%) | 88(90.7%) | 0.292 |
| Epidemiology | 24(43.6%) | 25(59.5%) | 49(50.5%) | 0.121 |
(p values below 0.05 were considered statistically significant, *p < 0.05)