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Increasing awareness, knowledge, and promoting healthy behaviors in regard to osteoporosis and related risk factors are important targets in preventive behaviors.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec019\">\n<jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>This study aimed to investigate maternity nursing students\u2019 knowledge, beliefs, and preventive behaviors regarding osteoporosis.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec020\">\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>A cross-sectional study was conducted on a convenience sample of maternity nursing students at a private university in Palestine. The researchers collected data through self-administered questionnaires, included the Osteoporosis Knowledge Assessment Tool and Health Belief Scale. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS version 26, employing both descriptive and inferential statistics.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec021\">\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>A total of 139 students completed the questionnaire with a response rate of 92.6%. The students demonstrated an average level of knowledge about osteoporosis with a mean score of 10.38 (SD\u2009=\u20094.48). Common risk factors identified were caffeine intake (69.9%), smoking (55.9%), and low calcium intake (46.3%). The mean Osteoporosis Health Belief Scale score was 124.87 (SD\u2009=\u200924.21), with high perceived benefits for exercise (22.43\u2009\u00b1\u20095.61) and calcium intake (21.01\u2009\u00b1\u20095.11) but low susceptibility (13.26\u2009\u00b1\u20094.77). Knowledge was significantly higher in fourth-year students (p\u2009=\u20090.034) and overweight participants (p\u2009=\u20090.020). Calcium supplementation predicted health belief scores (p\u2009=\u20090.011), while academic year and sun exposure had no significant impact.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec022\">\n<jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The current study confirmed that maternity nursing students had average knowledge about osteoporosis. There is a gap between the students\u2019 beliefs about osteoporosis and their daily lifestyle. 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