Abstract
Osteoporosis is a skeletal disease that can compromise the bone mineral density, worsen the bone fragility leading to increase in the risk of bone fractures This study sought to assess the level of osteoporosis knowledge among students in medicine and surgery, nursing, nutrition and dietetics, pharmacy and physiotherapy in SouthEast Nigeria. A cross-sectional study design was adopted for the study. The study was carried out in two selected universities in southeast, Nigeria. The two selected universities used for this study from southeast Nigeria universities include; Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Akwa and University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The population of the study was 1682 from the two Universities. The instrument used was a questionnaire titled ‘Facts on Osteoporosis Quiz (FOOQ)’. The data were analysed using chi square. From the study it was concluded that Health professional students in Medicine and Surgery, Nursing, Pharmacy, Nutrition and Dietetics and Physiotherapy in both UNN and UNIZIK have poor knowledge of osteoporosis. One of the recommendation made from the study states that there is the need for increase in osteoporosis education in the curriculum for health care academic programs in order to increase osteoporosis knowledge and better prepare graduates.