鈣質攝取不足和骨質疏鬆症、高血壓、肥胖和胰島素抗性及乳癌等疾病的發生有關，我國自民國69 年起連續三次之國民營養狀況調查都發現國人的鈣質攝取明顯低於衛生署建議的攝取量。婦女除鈣質攝取不足，再加上停經後荷爾蒙的影響，骨質流失增加，使婦女骨質疏鬆發生更趨嚴重，65 歲以上女性約1/4 患有骨質疏鬆症。故為預防婦女骨質疏鬆症，提高鈣質攝取量是當前不容忽視的公共衛生營養課題。本研究計畫擬以國中女老師為對象，分兩年進行，第一年進行國中女老師鈣質攝取行為相關因素調查，以自編問卷了解影響鈣質攝取行為的重要因素。第二年則依調查結果，發展提升國中女老師鈣質攝取營養教育介入方案(擬採課堂教學，並建立網站和電子郵件提供資訊、社會支持和輔助行為改變)，並進行實驗教學以評估介入成效和修正教案。研究成果除可了解國中女老師鈣質攝取行為影響因素，發展提升國中女老師鈣質攝取行為教育介入方案外，尚可提供衛生單位做為擬定提升婦女鈣質攝取、預防骨質疏鬆症之公共衛生營養及教育政策之重要參考。
Insufficient Calcium intake is related to the occurrence of osteoporosis, hypertension, obesity,insulin resistant and breast cancer. Three consecutive Taiwan national surveys showed that calcium intake of all age groups were significantly bellowed the DOH recommendation. In addition to low calcium intake, with the loss of bone mass upon postmenopause, the prevalence of osteoporosis in women is even more serious. One forth of the women over 65 years old had osteoporosis in Taiwan. Therefore, increasing the calcium intake for women to prevent the osteoporosis is an important public health issue. This is a two-year research on junior high school female teachers. In the first year, a questionnaire survey focused on the influencing factors of calcium intake will be conducted. For the second year, the calcium intake promoting nutrition education program will be developed for junior high school teachers based on the survey and the effectiveness of the program will be evaluated. The program includes classroom lectures, also provides information and social support through website and e-mail to assist behavior change. This study will provide quantitative data on the influencing factors of calcium intake behavior, and develop a calcium intake promoting nutrition education program for junior high school teachers. It can also give the government agency a reference for establishing policy and education program to increase the calcium intake and osteoporosis prevention for other female groups.
