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%)