Abstract Aim of study was to determine awareness and risk of osteoporosis (OP) in working individuals. Materials Methods: cross-sectional research, sample selection in the survey application, consists of the staff of one üniversity Turkey province between October and December 2018. 125 volunteer were participate in study. Socio-demografic questions, One-minute OP risk test was applied. Mean, standard deviation, chi square, t-test, variance analysis were used. Results: %59.2 of the participants are male. %35.2 of the individuals between the ages of 30-39. 44.8% is above the ideal weight. Men have % 43.5 diabetes and men were found to have more disease than women (p=0.002), it was determined that men % 42.4 use drugs continuously, men were found to more use drugs than women (p=0.037). % 45.6 of men used drugs without doctor’s advice. It was determined that % 43.2 of men had information about OP on the internet and this rate was determined to be higher than women (p:0.009). The question-based mean values of the yes responses given to the one-minute risk test ranged from 0.0080 to 0.3120, the highest average value was in Question 10. Conclusion: Men were at higher risk group for OP and had no awareness. There has need education about awareness of OP and reduce risks.
Keywords Osteoporosis, Female, Male, Risk Awareness.