Questions | 18 - 25 years (n = 175) | 25 - 35 years (n = 108) | 36 - 45 years (n = 58) | ≥46 years (n = 86) | Significance |
Knowledge | |||||
Q1K. Have you ever heard about scoliosis before? (n = 120) | 47 (26.9%) | 33 (30.6%) | 10 (17.2%) | 30 (34.9%) | 0.122 |
Q2K. How’s your knowledge about scoliosis? (n = 39) | 14 (8.0%) | 17 (15.7%) | 3 (5.2%) | 5 (5.8%) | 0.042 |
Q3K. Do you think scoliosis affects more? (n = 58) | 21 (12.0%) | 22 (20.4%) | 6 (10.3%) | 9 (10.5%) | 0.120 |
Q4K. Do you think there is a cure for scoliosis patients? (n = 157) | 74 (42.3%) | 36 (33.3%) | 18 (31.0%) | 29 (33.7%) | 0.261 |
Q5K. Do you know symptoms of scoliosis? (n = 77) | 26 (14.9%) | 22 (20.4%) | 6 (10.3%) | 23 (26.7%) | 0.040 |
Awareness | |||||
Q1A. Have you ever attended any campaign or activity regarding scoliosis awareness? (n = 12) | 7 (4.0%) | 3 (2.8%) | - | 2 (2.3%) | 0.447 |
Q2A. Do you think there is enough awareness about scoliosis in your region? (n = 11) | 9 (5.1%) | 1 (0.9%) | - | 1 (1.2%) | 0.046 |
Q3A. Do you support organizing exhibitions in schools, universities and public places to raise awareness about scoliosis? (n = 406) | 166 (94.9%) | 102 (94.4%) | 57 (98.3%) | 81 (94.2%) | 0.676 |
Total score (8 - 21) | 16.33 ± 0.18 (9 - 21) | 16.18 ± 0.27 (9 - 20) | 16.86 ± 0.30 (11 - 20) | 16.31 ± 0.28 (11 - 21) | 0.416 |
Good score (8 - 14.5) | 35 (20.0%) | 26 (24.1%) | 9 (15.5%) | 24 (27.9%) | 0.279 |
Bad score (15 - 21) | 140 (80.0%) | 82 (75.9%) | 49 (84.5%) | 62 (72.1%) |