Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 655

Full Length Research Paper

Risk factors of osteoporosis among adults in Ethiopia, the case of Tigrai region: A case control study

Alemayehu B. Kahsay
  • Alemayehu B. Kahsay
  • Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Ethiopia.
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Fikre E. Gashe
  • Fikre E. Gashe
  • School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
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Zenebe G. Debessai
  • Zenebe G. Debessai
  • Department of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Mekelle University, Ethiopia.
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Abebe Tegegne
  • Abebe Tegegne
  • Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Ethiopia.
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Tsigabu-Bezabih
  • Tsigabu-Bezabih
  • Department of medicine, College of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Accepted: 20 January 2014
  •  Published: 28 February 2014

How to cite this article

APA /
Kahsay, A. B., Gashe, F. E., Debessai, Z. G., Tegegne, A. & Tsigabu-Bezabih (2014). Risk factors of osteoporosis among adults in Ethiopia, the case of Tigrai region: A case control study. Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology, 6(2), 92-100.
Chicago /
Alemayehu B. Kahsay, Fikre E. Gashe, Zenebe G. Debessai, Abebe Tegegne and Tsigabu-Bezabih. "Risk factors of osteoporosis among adults in Ethiopia, the case of Tigrai region: A case control study." Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology 6, no. 2 (2014): 92-100.
MLA /
Alemayehu B. Kahsay, et al. "Risk factors of osteoporosis among adults in Ethiopia, the case of Tigrai region: A case control study." Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology 6.2 (2014): 92-100.