Scoliosis status and its risk factors in pupils at Hai Phong City
- Author:
Nguyen Huu Chinh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Scoliosis
- MeSH:
Scoliosis;
Risk Factors;
Pupil
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2004;304(11):167-175
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The case - control study was carried out on 760 children (case = 380 and control = 380) randomly chosen from 8101 subjects (4.204 males and 3.897 females) in Hai Phong city. Prevalence of scoliosis was 4.72%, female 5.41%, male 4.07%, rural area had the highest rate 5.99%, followed by island area 4.76% and primary school had the highest prevalence. Inappropriate in sitting posture, inclined head, notebook cant, and disposition of leg were risk factors of scoliosis
