IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-6-3-10431 Original Research Paper AWARENESS ABOUT OSTEOPOROSIS AMONG SAUDI MALE Ibraheem Alhatlan Dr. Nasser Aljalfan Dr. Qasem Ali Alsaleh Dr. Abdulrahman Ahmad Al Naim Dr. Sayed Ibrahim Ali Dr. Khalid Nabeel Almulhim Dr. March 2017 6 3 01 02 ABSTRACT

 Objectives:To assess the awareness about Osteoporosis among Saudi males Materials and Methods:Cross sectional questionnaire based study . A questionnaire derived from Osteoporosis Knowledge and Assesment tool (OKAT) was distributed among Saudi males admitted or visiting King fahad hospital  hofuf , Saudi Arabia . Demographic characteritics and  response to questionnaire were collected separately Results:Twenty five individual  responded to the questionnaire  Mean age of the patient was 32.2 with minimum age of 17 and maximum age of 78 . Majority of the respondent have some education with 36% having secondary and 20% having college level education . Approximately    22% have family history of fracture and 48 % are regularly involved in regular exercise . Majority of the patients have correct response of less than 60% in most of the questions Minimum score on Osteoporosis knowledge and Assesment tool (OKAT)  in our series was 0   and maximum score was 12    with a mean score of 5.9 . Cross tab analysis using Chi Square test did not reveal statstiscally significant difference among different age groups, educational status  and level of knowledge.:Conclusion: