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RESEARCH ON KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICE OF WOMEN KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE ON THE PREVENTION OF DIFFERENT OF DISEASES OF WOMEN IN THE PERIOD IN THE PEOPLE'S DISTRICT IN THOI LONG WARD, O MON DISTRICT, CAN THO CITY IN 2021
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Background: Osteoarthritis greatly affects the health and daily life of patients. Research by Ho Pham Thuc Lan shows that people over 40 years of age have a rate of osteoarthritis is 66% [1]. About two-thirds of people with osteoarthritis, today are women [2]. If not detected and treated promptly, the patient is at risk of permanent disability, especially in perimenopausal women. Objectives: To determine the proportion of women with correct knowledge, attitude, and practice and to find out some related factors about the prevention of osteoarthritis of perimenopausal women in Thoi Long ward, O Mon district, Can Tho City in 2021. Materials and methods: Descriptive cross-sectional design with analysis on 420 perimenopausal women in Thoi Long ward, O Mon district, Can Tho city in 2021. Face-to-face interviews with a set of prepared questions, combined
with practical observations. Results: The ratio of knowledge, attitude, and practice is 35.2%, 73.1%, and 60%, respectively; found a statistically significant correlation between knowledge and practice; knowledge with attitude (p≤ 0.05). Conclusion: Knowledge, attitude, and practice will affect the prevention of osteoarthritis. Enhance knowledge and guide to correct practice to prevent degenerative joint disease more effectively.
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Osteoarthritis, perimenopause, knowledge, attitude, practice
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