DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2015.v03i06.010

Pages: 2200-2206

Osteoporosis is a global health issue along with heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer and takes up many financial resources for prevention and treatment. It affects more than 75 million people worldwide. So the purpose of this study was to examine comparative survey the effect of education based program of health belief model on the use osteoporosis preventive behaviors the girls of osteoporotic and non-osteoporotic mothers. This study is a quasiexperimental research with two groups trial (n= 42) and control (n=41) in Kerman in May to December of 2012. Data collection tools include demographic information, health belief model scale, calcium intake and sport self-report checklist. That demographic information, health belief model scale completed with mothers and self-reports checklist completed with their girls. For analyzing data used SPSS16 software (descriptive statistics, paired t-test, Man-Witney U, repeated measures and Wilcoxon).About health belief model of mothers in trial group, between before and after intervention tests showed significant difference in perceived benefits of calcium intake (p=0.03) and sport (P=0.004), barriers of calcium intake(P=0/00) and sport (P=0/00). About calcium intake (P=0/00) and time of sport (P=0/00) in girls statistical analysis showed a significant difference before and 1 and 3 months after intervention. The comparison between osteoporotic and non-osteoporotic mother's, before and after intervention for calcium intake and sport shows no significant difference (P>0.05).As regards that educational program have a significant effect in using osteoporosis preventive behaviors, planning interventions have an important role for increasing knowledge of mothers and their girls and changing their behavior.