REMEDIUMREMEDIUM1561-59362658-3534Joint-Stock Company Chicot179810.32687/1561-5936-2025-29-3-281-286Original ArticleA study of the awareness of the penza region population about the prevention and manifestation of osteoporosisPronkinaAnna Alexandrovnaannapronkina2308@gmail.comGlembotskayaGalina Tikhonovnaglembotskaya@rambler.ruTyugaevaGuzel Abbyasovnaguzeltyugaeva@mail.ruPenza State University, Penza, RussiaSechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Mosсow, Russia15122025328128617102025Copyright © 2025,2025The sociological research was conducted using a questionnaire survey of a random sample of 384 respondents aged 20 to 65 using Google Forms. The self-developed anonymous questionnaire consisted of 13 questions, including a question about the sources of information about osteoporosis. 54.43% of respondents showed a high level of knowledge about the causes and symptoms of osteoporotic bone changes due to the fact that they are directly or indirectly related to medicine, while only 28.39% know about first-line therapy drugs, and 35.68% of respondents know about leading diagnostic methods. The most popular sources of information were the Internet (48.96%) and medical literature (43.75%). The study showed that the majority of respondents have insufficient knowledge of the problem of prevention, treatment, clinical manifestations and complications of osteoporosis. In-depth organizational and educational work in this area is needed, affecting citizens of any age.Osteoporosis, sociological survey, questionnaire, pharmaceutical care, fractures, diagnosis of osteoporosis, public awarenessОстеопороз, социологический опрос, анкетирование, фармацевтическая помощь, переломы, диагностика остеопороза, информированность населения1.Krutikova N. Yu., Vinogradova A. G., Yudenkova O. A., Davydenko-va A. S. The history of the introduction of diagnostic methods for determining bone strength disorders. Bulletin of the Smolensk State Medical Academy. 2018;17(4):146—150 (In Russ.).2.Alekseeva V. A., Ovsyankin A. V., Kuzminova E. S. and others. Oste-porosis: evaluation of diagnostic methods for prescribing drug therapy. Bulletin of the Smolensk State Medical Academy. 2023;22(2):67—73 (In Russ.). DOI: 10.37903/vsgma.2023.2.9Zaigrova N. K., Uryazyev O. M., Shakhanov A. V., Tverdova L. V. The possibilities of the FRAX tool in the diagnosis of osteoporosis. Russian Medical and Biological Bulletin named after academician I. P. Pavlov. 2017;25(1):62—8 (In Russ.). DOI: 10.23888/PAVLOVJ2017162-683.Lesnyak O. M. A new paradigm in the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis: predicting the 10-year absolute risk of fracture (FRAX™ calculator). Osteoporosis and osteopathies. 2012;15(1):23—8 (In Russ.). DOI: 10.14341/osteo2012123-284.Malichenko S. B., Mashchenko E. A., Ogai D. S. Application of the innovative FRAX technique in assessing the risk of fractures in elderly people who had not previously been examined and had not received anti-osteoporotic therapy. Advantages and possible risks. Medical and social expertise and rehabilitation. 2012;15(2):33—36 (In Russ.).5.Marchenkova L. A., Kryukova I. V. The level of awareness of the problem of osteoporosis among doctors working in medical re-habilitation departments and the effectiveness of additional professional education. Osteoporosis and osteopathies. 2022;25(3):80 (In Russ.). DOI: 10.14341/osteo130496.Nikitinskaya O. A., Toroptsova N. V. The state of the problem of diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in real clinical practice (pi-lot study). Modern rheumatology. 2014;8(2):58—62 (In Russ.). DOI: 10.14412/1996-7012-2014-2-58-627.Sergeeva-Kondrachenko M. Yu., Musatova L. A., Alekseeva N. Yu., Radchenko L. G., Elistratov D. G., Poluboyarinov P. A., Gorina O. S., Pronkina A. A., Burmistrova S. S. Prevention of arthritis and ar-throsis in children. Why do we need osteobiotics after antibiotics? Therapist. 2024;(2):48—61 (In Russ.).8.Narkevich A. N., Vinogradov K. A. Methods for determining the minimum required sample size in medical research. Social aspects of public health. 2019;65(6):10 (In Russ.). DOI: 10.21045/2071-5021-2019-65-6-10