Abstract

International osteoporosis foundation in India suggests that nearly 50% of all the hospital cases, 15% of fracture admissions are due to osteoporosis. In India number of osteoporotic patients approximately 26 million. Studies among Indian women aged 30-60 yrs from low income group bone mineral density at all the skeletal sites were much lower than values reported from the developed countries. The main aim of the study is to assess the Bone Mineral Density (bone health) among post menopausal women residing at selected rural community, tiruvannamalai district Tamil Nadu. The sample from the selected rural community and the research design used for this study was basic true experimental design - pre and post test design. The sample size selected for this study consists of 30 rural women 45-65 years of age from selected rural community at thenmudiyanur village tiruvannamalai district. Multi stage sampling technique was used to select the samples. The tool used in this study was Bone Mineral Density level by using bone densitometer to assess the post menopausal women. The data analysis was done using both descriptive and inferential statistics. This study clearly indicates that the nursing interventional package to the post menopausal women (low mineral density) in the experimental group had significant improvement in their post test level bone mineral density than the clients in the control group who had undergone normal home routine care women reversely increasing risk of complication like osteoporosis. 

Keywords: Post Menopausal Women, BMD, Rural Community Women.