Knowledge, attitude, and practices toward osteoporosis among Jordanian nurses

No.	Item	Mean (SD)
1	1 have a high chance of developing osteoporosis	2.77 (1.20)
2	If my parents had weak bones, I will too.	2.76 (1.25)
3	I would willingly go for the checking of osteoporosis.	3.43 (1.19)
4	I would go for medical counselling to prevent bone fractures	3.43 (1.25)
5	The thought of having osteoporosis scares me.	3.20 (1.32)
6	If I had osteoporosis, I would be crippled	2.90 (1.13)
7	I believe that vitamin D supplements are good for maintaining my bone health.	4.22 (0.98)
8	I believe that healthy food can prevent osteoporosis.	4.23 (0.96)
9	When I think about osteoporosis, I will get stressed.	3.21 (1.29)
10	1 can do exercises at least three times a week.	3.65 (1.21)
11	I can do exercise for about 20 to 30 min.	3.81 (1.19)
	Grand mean	37.65

No.	Item	Mean (SD)
1	Osteoporosis is more common in women	2.90 (0.3)
2	Osteoporosis can lead to an increase risk of fractures	2.94 (0.3)
3	Osteoporosis is more common in elderly	2.81 (0.5)
4	A sedentary lifestyle increases the risk of getting osteoporosis	2.68 (0.6)
5	Asians are at greater risk of getting osteoporosis	2.27 (0.6)
6	Smoking can lead to osteoporosis	2.40 (0.8)
7	Most people gain bone mass after the age of 30	1.82 (0.8)
8	Walking has great effects toward bone health status	2.79 (0.5)
9	Measurement of bone mineral density (BMD) is used to diagnose osteoporosis	2.74 (0.5)
10	The most important time to build bone strength is at the age of 17	2.21 (0.8)
11	Osteoporosis can lead to blindness	1.61 (0.7)
12	Lifetime intake of calcium and vitamin D does not reduce the risk of osteoporosis	1.58 (0.8)
13	Only overweight adults get osteoporosis	1.29 (0.6)
14	Hormone replacing therapy cannot slow down the progression of bone loss	1.83 (0.8)
15	Osteoporosis also is known as osteoarthritis	1.60 (0.8)
	Total of mean	33.53

No.	Item	Mean (SD)
1	Do you take vegetables in your diet?	3.29 (0.77)
2	Do you take fruit in your diet?	3.06 (0.78)
3	Do you take vitamin supplements?	2.18 (0.99)
4	Do you drink milk?	2.55 (0.98)
5	Do you eat a well -balanced diet according to the food pyramid?	2.63 (0.85)
6	Do you smoke?	2.23 (1.33)
7	Do you drink alcohol?	1.27 (0.70)
8	Do you spend an average of 15 min per day outside in the sunlight?	2.72 (0.92)
9	Do you exercise for at least 20 min?	2.60 (0.97)
	Total of mean	22.7

Category	Good	Moderate	Poor
Knowledge	40 (9.03%)	372 (83.97%)	31 (7%)
Attitude	87 (19.69%)	259 (58.47%)	97 (21.90%)
Practice	16 (3.61%)	248 (55.98%)	179 (40.41%)