Questions | Male (n = 132) | Females (n = 295) | Significance |
Knowledge | |||
Q1K. Have you ever heard about scoliosis before? (n = 120) | 17 (12.9%) | 103 (34.9%) | 0.001 |
Q2K. How’s your knowledge about scoliosis? (n = 39) | 9 (6.8%) | 30 (10.2%) | 0.177 |
Q3K. Do you think scoliosis affects more? (n = 58) | 15 (11.4%) | 43 (14.6%) | 0.231 |
Q4K. Do you think there is a cure for scoliosis patients? (n = 157) | 36 (27.3%) | 121 (41.0%) | 0.004 |
Q5K. Do you know symptoms of scoliosis? (n = 77) | 12 (9.1%) | 65 (22.0%) | 0.001 |
Awareness | |||
Q1A. Have you ever attended any campaign or activity regarding scoliosis awareness? (n = 12) | 2 (1.5%) | 10 (3.4%) | 0.228 |
Q2A. Do you think there is enough awareness about scoliosis in your region? (n = 11) | 2 (1.5%) | 9 (3.1%) | 0.287 |
Q3A. Do you support organizing exhibitions in schools, universities and public places to raise awareness about scoliosis? (n = 406) | 119 (90.2%) | 287 (97.3%) | 0.003 |
Total score (8 - 21) | 17.12 ± 0.19 (10 - 21) | 16.02 ± 0.15 (9 - 20) | 0.001 |
Good score (8 - 14.5) | 14 (10.6%) | 80 (27.1%) | 0.001 |
Bad score (15 - 21) | 118 (89.4%) | 215 (72.9%) |