EFFECTIVENESS OF STP ON OSTEOPOROSIS IN TERMS OF KNOWLEDGE AMONG POST MENOPAUSAL WOMEN RESIDING IN A SELECTED COMMUNITY AREA AT CHAUBEPUR, KANPUR, UTTAR PRADESH.

Abstract

Osteoporosis is a disease that threatens more than 61 million post menopausal women in India. It is a major public health problem in many parts of the world. Osteoporosis is a major public health problem, causing fractures of wrist, back and hip with high associated morbidity and mortality particular at risk are post menopausal women. A Quantitative research approach with “one group pretest and posttest design” was used in the study. 30 postmenopausal women were selected by convenient sampling technique from CHC Chaubepur